title: The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature.
abstract: This paper reviews the literature concerning the role of information in facilitating patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The relationship between information and patient self-efficacy is examined, and the information requirements of cancer patients receiving treatment are reviewed. Finally, studies evaluating informational interventions for patients receiving either chemotherapy or radiotherapy are critiqued before recommendations for practice are formulated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Studies, King's College London, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ream
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care