Assistive devices among people living at home with advanced cancer: Use, non‐use and who have unmet needs for assistive devices?

MS Pilegaard, K la Cour, F Baldursdóttir… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate which assistive devices people with advanced cancer have and
whether they are in use. In addition, to explore the characteristics of people with advanced …

The association between having assistive devices and activities of daily living ability and health‐related quality of life: An exploratory cross‐sectional study among …

A Funch, NB Kruse, K la Cour… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To explore whether people with advanced cancer who had assistive devices had
higher or lower ADL ability and/or HRQoL than people with advanced cancer who did not …

The Complexities of Prescribing Assistive Equipment at the End of Life—Patient and Caregivers' Perspectives

DD Morgan, E Willis, K Sweet, P Roe, J Rabaçal… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ongoing participation in valued and essential everyday activities remains a priority for
people with advanced disease. This study sought to understand factors influencing patients …

Evaluation of a complex intervention to improve activities of daily living of disabled cancer patients: protocol for a randomised controlled study and feasibility of …

L Lindahl-Jacobsen, DG Hansen, K la Cour… - BMC Health Services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Many cancer patients have problems performing activities of daily living (ADL).
A randomised controlled trial was designed to examine the effects of an ADL intervention in …

The Development of the 'Cancer Home-Life Intervention': an occupational therapy-based intervention programme for people with advanced cancer living at home

LE Lindahl-Jacobsen, K la Cour… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Occupational therapy-based interventions may help people with advanced
cancer to live actively despite their illness. However, there is limited evidence concerning …

[HTML][HTML] Disability in activities of daily living among adults with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Neo, L Fettes, W Gao, IJ Higginson… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction People with cancer frequently report limitation in Activities of Daily Living
(ADLs); essential activities required to live independently within society. Although several …

Everyday activities when living at home with advanced cancer: A cross‐sectional study

EE Wæhrens, Å Brandt, H Peoples… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed at exploring everyday activities of people with advanced cancer
living at home: which everyday activities they perform; perceived and observed quality of …

Managing occupations in everyday life for people with advanced cancer living at home

H Peoples, Å Brandt, EE Wæhrens… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: People with advanced cancer are able to live for extended periods of time.
Advanced cancer can cause functional limitations influencing the ability to manage …

Occupational performance and prioritized problematic everyday occupations among people with advanced cancer living alone versus living with someone

M Blichfeldt, L Gregersen Oestergaard… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background People living at home with advanced cancer wish to maintain and preserve
domestic life, but they experience several barriers in their everyday occupations and thereby …

Exploring cancer treatment experiences for patients with preexisting mobility disability

ND Agaronnik, A El-Jawahri, K Kirschner… - American journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective We explored the process of cancer care for patients with preexisting mobility
disability, focusing on treatment decisions and experiences. Design We recruited 20 …