The goal of this article is to increase oncology nurses' understanding of common bodywork modalities and the current research about them in the oncology setting. Bodywork is a broad term that incorporates massage and energy modalities. Eleven modalities are described. In addition, issues related to safety, licensure, making referrals, and nurses' and bodyworkers' roles are discussed. Better kno...

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been identified as being measures of a patient's health status or health-related quality of life, allowing for health status information to be collected from patients before and after an intervention through completion of a questionnaire. The information collected will provide an indication of the outcomes or quality of care delivered to NHS Patien...

A number of trends, pressures and policy shifts are promoting greater patient involvement in health care delivery through consultations, treatments and continuing care. However, while the literature on different methods of involvement is growing fast, little attention has been given so far to the role which patients themselves wish to play, or to the conceptual meanings behind involvement or pa...

This article is a literature review of the definition, models and methods of implementation of patient-centred care (PCC). Modern healthcare systems are rapidly changing to adopt a more patient-centred approach to care. However, the implementation of PCC can be hampered by the lack of a clear definition and methods of measurement. It is increasingly important for healthcare providers to underst...

Iapplaud the study by Schober et al in this issue of AJKD, which focuses on patients treated with dialysis to assess their attitudes and overall potential to engage in advocacy related to chronic kidney disease (CKD). As the study states, even though more than 25 million Americans live with CKD and more than 400,000 require maintenance dialysis therapy for kidney failure, funding for CKD resear...