A systematic review of effectiveness of interventions applicable to radiotherapy that are administered to improve patient comfort, increase patient compliance, and reduce patient distress or anxiety

Goldsworthy, S.; Palmer, S.; Latour, J. M.; McNair, H.; Cramp, M.

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2020.03.002

All Outputs (5)

Improving comfort for cancer patients receiving radiotherapy (2025)
Thesis

Radiotherapy involves ionising radiation targeted at malignant tissue over a course of 3 to 35 days; it is an effective treatment for cancer resulting in 40% of patients being cured. Patients are positioned to restrict motion and therapeutic radiogra... Read More about Improving comfort for cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.

Identifying core components of a radiotherapy comfort intervention package using nominal group technique (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: A comfortable treatment position in radiotherapy may promote patient stability and improve outcomes such as accuracy. The aim of this study was to identify, prioritise and determine the feasibility of delivery of intervention components... Read More about Identifying core components of a radiotherapy comfort intervention package using nominal group technique.

A thematic exploration of patient and radiation therapist solutions to improve comfort during radiotherapy: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: Patients undergoing radiotherapy are positioned to restrict motion, ensuring treatment accuracy. Immobilisation can be uncomfortable which may impact treatment accuracy. Therapeutic radiographers (TR) are responsible for managing patient com... Read More about A thematic exploration of patient and radiation therapist solutions to improve comfort during radiotherapy: A qualitative study.

Patient and therapeutic radiographer experiences of comfort during the radiotherapy pathway: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction There is little research regarding the experiences of patient comfort and how it is best managed in radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of patient and therapeutic radiogra... Read More about Patient and therapeutic radiographer experiences of comfort during the radiotherapy pathway: A qualitative study.

A systematic review of effectiveness of interventions applicable to radiotherapy that are administered to improve patient comfort, increase patient compliance, and reduce patient distress or anxiety (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives: The aim of this review was to search existing literature to identify comfort interventions that can be used to assist an adult patient to undergo complex radiotherapy requiring positional stability for periods greater than 10 min. The obj... Read More about A systematic review of effectiveness of interventions applicable to radiotherapy that are administered to improve patient comfort, increase patient compliance, and reduce patient distress or anxiety.