Psychological Distress: Transitioning Patients from Survivorship to the New Normal
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Description
The continuity of care support for patients and their families during cancer recovery is a population health issue. The focus on expanding services to assist the patient and families through the emotions with the residual effects of recovery would allow healthcare providers to interact with patients and families, as the unit of care, on a more intimate and meaningful level. Empathy by providers towards the psychological and physical aspects of recovery is emotionally primal. The information provided to patients and families during recovery requires psychosocial health literacy that fits the needs of the entire family unit. The patient and family unit must cope with: a) psychosocial distress related to an unknown future in recovery, and b) psychosocial distress related to family functioning in the new normal of care. There is a need for the family unit to receive psychosocial support from healthcare teams and communities with vested interest in the family unit. The ability of the patient and family unit to talk with others regarding their concerns during recovery may alleviate some distress and amplify the empathy and support for the patient and family by the provider.
Keywords
patient-centered, caring, translational, innovative process
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
School of Nursing
College
Allied Health and Nursing
First Faculty Advisor's Name
Sue Bell
First Faculty Advisor's Department
School of Nursing
First Faculty Advisor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Second Faculty Advisor's Name
Sandra Eggenberger
Second Faculty Advisor's Department
School of Nursing
Second Faculty Advisor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Recommended Citation
Darmofal, L. (2017, April 17). Psychological Distress: Transitioning Patients from Survivorship to the New Normal. Presented at the 2017 Graduate Online Symposium, Mankato, MN. http://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/gos/2017/presentation/2
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Psychological Distress: Transitioning Patients from Survivorship to the New Normal
The continuity of care support for patients and their families during cancer recovery is a population health issue. The focus on expanding services to assist the patient and families through the emotions with the residual effects of recovery would allow healthcare providers to interact with patients and families, as the unit of care, on a more intimate and meaningful level. Empathy by providers towards the psychological and physical aspects of recovery is emotionally primal. The information provided to patients and families during recovery requires psychosocial health literacy that fits the needs of the entire family unit. The patient and family unit must cope with: a) psychosocial distress related to an unknown future in recovery, and b) psychosocial distress related to family functioning in the new normal of care. There is a need for the family unit to receive psychosocial support from healthcare teams and communities with vested interest in the family unit. The ability of the patient and family unit to talk with others regarding their concerns during recovery may alleviate some distress and amplify the empathy and support for the patient and family by the provider.
