Browsing by Author "Cherven, Brooke"

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    Adolescent/Young Adult Perspectives of a Therapeutic Music Video Intervention to Improve Resilience During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Cancer
    (Oxford Academic, 2020-02) Haase, Joan E.; Robb, Sheri L.; Burns, Debra S.; Stegenga, Kristin; Cherven, Brooke; Hendricks-Ferguson, Verna; Roll, Lona; Docherty, Sharron L.; Phillips, Celeste; School of Nursing
    This empirical phenomenology study reports adolescents/young adults (AYA) experiences of the therapeutic music video (TMV) intervention arm of a randomized controlled clinical trial (Children's Oncology Group; COG-ANUR0631; R01 NR008583) during hospitalization for a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. A purposive subsample of 14 AYA were interviewed using a broad open-ended data-generating question about their TMV intervention experiences. At the end of each interview, we also asked AYA for suggestions on how to improve the TMV. Analysis of the narrative data resulted in four theme categories: (a) An Interwoven Experience of the Transplant and TMV Intervention; (b) TMV as a Guided Opportunity for Reflection, Self-Expression, and Meaning-Making; (c) Telling My Story: The Work of Deriving Meaning; and (d) A Way to Overcome the Bad Side of Cancer. AYA suggestions for improving the TMV are also summarized. Findings provide insight into ways the TMV supports AYA efforts to overcome distress and challenges by providing opportunities to reflect on what is meaningful, connect with others, and explore/identify personal strengths. Findings also inform our understanding about how the TMV may have functioned (i.e., mechanisms of action) to bring about significant change in AYA self-reported outcomes (i.e., positive coping, social support, and family function) for this trial.
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    Engaging Clinical Nurses in Research: Nurses’ Experiences Delivering a Communication Intervention in a Behavioral Oncology Clinical Trial
    (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2020-04-01) Landon, Leslie; Crane, Stacey; Nance, Stacy; Stegenga, Kristin; Cherven, Brooke; Perez Prado, Luz N.; Butrum, Karen Dawn; Beacham, Barbara; Haase, Joan E.; School of Nursing
    Despite the recognized need for clinical nurses to engage in the conduct of research, little is known about their research experiences. This article describes the experiences of nurses who delivered the communication intervention in a behavioral oncology clinical trial for parents of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted of nurse interveners’ (NIs’) reflections on their experiences delivering the communication intervention. Ten data-generating questions were developed to guide NIs’ reflections. Twelve NIs responded via verbal discussions. Six of these also provided written responses. Overall, nurses’ experiences as interveners were powerful and positive, and included time and space to be fully present with patients and families. NIs identified barriers to their involvement in research related to time constraints, administrative support, physical space to privately conduct the intervention, and difficulties maintaining expertise with the intervention. The importance of ongoing collaboration between nurses, unit staff, leaders, and study teams was corroborated. An unexpected finding was the importance of Reflective Clinical Research.
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    The National Physicians Cooperative: transforming fertility management in the cancer setting and beyond.
    (Future Medicine, 2018-12) Smith, Brigid M.; Duncan, Francesca E.; Ataman, Lauren; Smith, Kristin; Quinn, Gwendolyn P.; Chang, R. Jeffrey; Finlayson, Courtney; Orwig, Kyle; Valli-Pulaski, Hanna; Moravek, Molly B.; Zelinski, Mary B.; Irene Su, H.; Vitek, Wendy; Smith, James F.; Jeruss, Jacqueline S.; Gracia, Clarisa; Coutifaris, Christos; Shah, Divya; Nahata, Leena; Gomez-Lobo, Veronica; Appiah, Leslie Coker; Brannigan, Robert E.; Gillis, Valerie; Gradishar, William; Javed, Asma; Rhoton-Vlasak, Alice S.; Kondapalli, Laxmi A.; Neuber, Evelyn; Ginsberg, Jill P.; Muller, Charles H.; Hirshfeld-Cytron, Jennifer; Kutteh, William H.; Lindheim, Steven R.; Cherven, Brooke; Meacham, Lillian R.; Rao, Pooja; Torno, Lilibeth; Sender, Leonard S.; Vadaparampil, Susan T.; Skiles, Jodi L.; Schafer-Kalkhoff, Tara; Frias, Oliva J.; Byrne, Julia; Westphal, Lynn M.; Schust, Danny J.; Klosky, James L.; McCracken, Kate A.; Ting, Alison; Khan, Zaraq; Granberg, Candace; Lockart, Barbara; Scoccia, Bert; Laronda, Monica M.; Mersereau, Jennifer E.; Marsh, Courtney; Pavone, Mary Ellen; Woodruff, Teresa K.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Once unimaginable, fertility management is now a nationally established part of cancer care in institutions, from academic centers to community hospitals to private practices. Over the last two decades, advances in medicine and reproductive science have made it possible for men, women and children to be connected with an oncofertility specialist or offered fertility preservation soon after a cancer diagnosis. The Oncofertility Consortium's National Physicians Cooperative is a large-scale effort to engage physicians across disciplines - oncology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, and behavioral health - in clinical and research activities to enable significant progress in providing fertility preservation options to children and adults. Here, we review the structure and function of the National Physicians Cooperative and identify next steps.
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    Randomized Clinical Trial of a Self-care and Communication Intervention for Parents of Adolescent/Young Adults Undergoing High-Risk Cancer Treatment: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2022) Haase, Joan E.; Stegenga, Kristin; Robb, Sheri L.; Hooke, Mary C.; Burns, Debra S.; Monahan, Patrick O.; Stump, Timothy E.; Henley, Amanda K.; Haut, Paul R.; Cherven, Brooke; Roll, Lona; Langevin, Anne-Marie; Pickler, Rita H.; Albritton, Karen; Hawkins, DeAnna; Osterkamp, Erin; Mitby, Pauline; Smith, Jackie; Diaz, Virginia R.; Garcia-Frausto, Erica; Moore, Margo; School of Nursing
    Background: Parents of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer offer primary support to their children and often experience their own high levels of distress, affecting parent-AYA communication and quality of life. Objective: To reduce parent distress and improve communication during high-risk cancer treatment, we examined efficacy of a self-care and communication intervention for parents and indirect benefit for AYAs receiving a therapeutic music video (TMV) intervention. Methods: In this study, we conducted a multisite, randomized controlled trial with AYAs and parents enrolled as dyads (n = 110). Parents were randomized to intervention or low-dose control; all AYAs received TMV. Data collection occurred at baseline, 2 weeks post intervention (T2), and 90 days post intervention (T3). Results: There were no significant between-group differences on primary outcomes for parents or AYAs. We did find significant differences favoring the parent intervention group on parenting confidence at T2 and marginally better outcomes for family adaptability/cohesion at T3. Both groups exhibited significant within-group improvement for parent distress (state anxiety, T3; perceived stress, T2 and T3; mood, T3), state anxiety (T2) intervention only, and family strengths control group only. Qualitative data demonstrate the parent intervention raised self-awareness and parent confidence in the short term. Conclusion: Parents found their intervention helpful. Absence of significant results may be due to short intervention duration, need for tailored content, underpowered sample, and potential indirect parent benefit from AYA participation in TMV. The parent intervention did not provide an indirect benefit for AYAs. Implications for nursing: Parents identified their own need for communication and support from nurses. Nurses can optimize AYA care by attending to parent needs through supportive listening and encouraging self-care.
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    Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer
    (Elsevier, 2013) Hendricks-Ferguson, Verna; Cherven, Brooke; Burns, Debra S.; Docherty, Sharron L.; Phillips-Salimi, Celeste R.; Roll, Lona; Stegenga, Kristin A.; Haase, Joan E.; Stickler, Molly Donovan; Nursing, School of
    INTRODUCTION: To provide an overview of factors related to recruitment of adolescents and young adults (AYA) into research and recruitment rates and reasons for refusal from a multicenter study entitled "Stories and Music for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience during Transplant" (SMART). METHODS: A randomized clinical trial study design was used. The settings included 9 hospitals. The sample included AYAs (aged 11-24 years) who were undergoing a stem cell transplant. Several instruments were used to measure symptom distress, coping, resilience, and quality of life in AYA with cancer. RESULTS: A total of 113 AYA were recruited (50%) for this study. Strategies were refined as the study continued to address challenges related to recruitment. We provide a description of recruitment strategies and an evaluation of our planning, implementing, and monitoring of recruitment rates for the SMART study. DISCUSSION: When designing a study, careful consideration must be given to factors influencing recruitment as well as special considerations for unique populations. Dissemination of strategies specific to unique populations will be helpful to the design of future research studies.