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- Title
Understanding colorectal cancer survivors' perceptions of dietary advice: a literature review.
- Authors
Cox, Natasha; Andrewes, Tanya
- Abstract
Why you should read this article: • To recognise the importance of promoting healthy lifestyle changes following cancer treatment • To understand the motivating factors and barriers to making dietary changes that colorectal cancer survivors may experience • To identify approaches you could use in your practice to improve the dietary advice and guidance provided to patients The number of colorectal cancer survivors in the UK is increasing. Healthier diets can improve prognosis for survivors, but research indicates that they are dissatisfied with the dietary advice they receive. This article details a literature review that explored colorectal cancer survivors' perceptions of dietary advice. Thematic analysis of the data identified five main themes: dissatisfaction with dietary advice; motivating factors for making dietary changes; barriers to dietary changes; sources and formats of dietary information; and the impact of symptoms caused by treatment and dietary changes. The authors conclude that individualised dietary advice and nurse-facilitated peer support sessions could support person-centred holistic care for colorectal cancer survivors. Nurses may require additional training from dietitians and experienced nurse specialists to deliver this care.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CANCER patient psychology; ONCOLOGY nursing; AFFINITY groups; CINAHL database; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; DIET therapy for cancer patients; MEDICINE information services; DIARRHEA; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MOTIVATION (Psychology); NUTRITION counseling; PATIENT satisfaction; DIET; INDIVIDUALIZED medicine; COLORECTAL cancer; PATIENTS' attitudes; HEALTH information services; EXPERIENCE; PRESUMPTIONS (Law); OSTOMY; HEALTH attitudes; HEALTH behavior; INFORMATION resources; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; THEMATIC analysis; HOLISTIC nursing; MEDLINE; FLATULENCE
- Publication
Cancer Nursing Practice, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 1, p26
- ISSN
1475-4266
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7748/cnp.2021.e1799