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Coping strategies and interventions for cognitive changes in patients with cancer
Objectives:
To provide a comprehensive summary of the coping strategies and evidence-based interventions used to address cognitive impairment following cancer and cancer treatment.
Data Sources:
Review and synthesis of empirical articles.
Conclusion:
Survivors identified a structured environment and validation of their cognitive concerns as essential to adjustment. Although interventional research is still limited, non-pharmacological approaches such as cognitive training programs show the greatest promise.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Oncology nurses must understand the available evidence and provide information and guidance to cancer survivors to address cognitive changes after cancer.
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