The use of non-pharmacological nursing interventions on the comfort of cancer p...

• Author(s): Apóstolo, João Luis Alves ; Mendes, Aida Maria de Oliveira Cruz ; Bath-Hextall, Fiona ; Rodrigues, Rogério Manuel Clemente ; Santos, José Carlos Pereira dos ; Cardoso, Daniela Filipa Batista
• Date: 2013
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Nursing intervention; Cancer
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Review question/objective The objective of this review is to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the experiences of cancer patients of non-pharmacological nursing interventions. More specifically, the review will focus on the following questions: Are non-pharmacological nursing interventions effective for increasing comfort in cancer patients? What are the experiences of cancer patients of non-pharmacological nursing interventions?