title: Translational research and symptom management in oncology nursing.
abstract: In recent years, translational research (TR) has become a new approach for bridging basic research and clinical practice. This article examines studies in which the authors used TR to learn more about the underlying causes of selected symptoms, and to discuss these results in the context of cancer nursing and symptom management. A literature review was undertaken, plus critical analysis of the authors. TR conducted by cancer nursing scholars has been relatively limited in the past, but is becoming more common as nurses complete additional academic work in the basic sciences and develop research teams with colleagues of those areas of knowledge. The goal in these studies is to show how a set of variables explains differential interventional effects. The availability of TR provides new evidence for the management of symptoms experienced by individuals with cancer, which could lead to improvements in the care of cancer patients across the world.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Nurse Expert and PhD candidate, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing - PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lopes-Júnior
authors.affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.affiliation: PhD candidate, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Emiliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Omena Bomfim
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing and Graduate Program in Basic and Applied Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pereira-da-Silva
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, of the Department of Maternal-Infant and Public Health Nursing, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil - PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucila Castanheira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Full Professor, Department of Maternal-Infant and Public Health Nursing, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing - PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Regina Aparecida Garcia
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de Lima
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D019468:Disease Management; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D059408:Pain Management; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Cancer nursing; Symptom management; Translational research