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ArticleCancers2023

Impact of a Training Program on Oncology Nurses' Confidence in the Provision of Self-Management Support and 5As Behavioral Counseling Skills.

Doris Howell, Patrick McGowan, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Ryan Kirkby, Melanie Powis, Diana Sherifali, Vishal Kukreti, Sara Rask, Monica K Krzyzanowska

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Oncology nursing supporting cancer survivorship from diagnosis to discharge: A case exemplar.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2025
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  3. Understanding supported self-management for people living with a lower-grade glioma: Implementation considerations through the lens of normalisation process theory.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Doris HowellPrincess Margaret Cancer Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0683-8715
Patrick McGowanSchool of Public Health & Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada.
Denise Bryant-LukosiusSchool of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Ryan KirkbyNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
Melanie PowisMedical Oncology Division, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Diana SherifaliSchool of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Vishal KukretiMedical Oncology Division, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Sara RaskMedical Oncology Division, Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, ON L4M 6M2, Canada.
Monica K KrzyzanowskaMedical Oncology Division, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5533-7418
University Health Network · CAMcMaster University · CANOSM University · CAOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CARoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre · CAUniversity of Victoria · CA

Funding

Canadian Institute of Health Research 154129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer patients and their families play a central role in the self-management of the medical, emotional, and lifestyle consequences of cancer. Nurses with training in self-management support can enable cancer patients to better manage the effects of cancer and treatment.

methodsAs part of a randomized controlled trial, we developed a training program to build nurses' confidence in the provision of self-management support (SMS). The SMS skills taught were adapted from the Stanford Peer Support training programs and embedded within the 5As (Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, and Arrange) behavioral counseling process. We evaluated the impact of the training program on oncology nurses' and coaches' confidence using a Student's t-test for paired samples in a nonrandomized, one-group pre/postsurvey.

resultsParticipants were experienced oncology nurses from three participating cancer centers. A two-tailed Student's t-test for paired samples showed a significant improvement in nurses' confidence for the 15 SMS microskills targeted in the training between the pretest and post-test as follows: for Center 1, a mean difference of 0.79 (t = 7.18,

conclusionsOur training program improved oncology staff nurses' and cancer coaches' confidence in 15 SMS microskills and has potential for SMS training of nurses in routine care.

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cancercoachingnursespre/postsurveyself-management supporttraining

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PMID36980697
PMCPMC10046590
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