A theoretical framework to guide a study of patients' bowel symptoms and self-care strategies following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer

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2013-08
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Landers, Margaret
McCarthy, Geraldine
Savage, Eileen
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Elsevier
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10.1016/j.apnr.2013.05.002
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A paucity of research is available on patients' bowel symptom experiences and self-care strategies following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. Most research undertaken to date on patients' bowel symptoms following surgery for rectal cancer has been largely atheoretical. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of choosing a theoretical framework to guide a study of patients' bowel symptoms and self-care strategies following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. As a result of a thorough literature review, we determined that the Symptom Management Theory provided the most comprehensive framework to guide our research.
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Theoretical framework , Bowel symptoms , Symptom management , Self-care strategies
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LANDERS, M., MCCARTHY, G. & SAVAGE, E. 2013. A theoretical framework to guide a study of patients' bowel symptoms and self-care strategies following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. Applied Nursing Research, 26, 157-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2013.05.002
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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/1331
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© 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Applied Nursing Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Applied Nursing Research [Volume 26, Issue 3, August 2013, Pages 157–159] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2013.05.002