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This article describes the development and testing of the Cancer Rehabilitation Questionnaire (CRQ) in patients with colorectal cancer. A descriptive, correlational survey was conducted in a sample of patients with colon or rectal cancer who received care at an outpatient cancer clinic at a large, northeastern U.S. academic medical center. Patients were identified from the Tumor Registry (N = 327) and received a mailed questionnaire. One hundred and three patients with colorectal cancer completed the demographic questionnaire, the CRQ developed by the investigators, and the Quality of Life Index (QLI). Significant differences were found between individuals with colon cancer and individuals with rectal cancer on the total CRQ (p < .005) and the physical, future orientation, and role-relationship subscales. For the QLI, significantly lower scores were reported on the family subscale for patients with rectal cancer in comparison with those with colon cancer. More attention to rehabilitation issues and quality of life is required across the trajectory of the cancer experience. With the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer, nurses in rehabilitation practice must address the issues affecting patients with this disease as they progress from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation.
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Neoplasias Colorrectales/enfermería , Neoplasias Colorrectales/rehabilitación , Enfermería en Rehabilitación/instrumentación , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Neoplasias del Colon/enfermería , Neoplasias del Colon/rehabilitación , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , New England , Calidad de Vida , Neoplasias del Recto/enfermería , Neoplasias del Recto/rehabilitación , Enfermería en Rehabilitación/métodos , Distribución por Sexo , Factores Socioeconómicos , Sobrevivientes/estadística & datos numéricosRESUMEN
Master's programs to prepare nurse educators have dramatically increased and are being transformed with the advent of the doctorate in nursing practice. In the absence of standards, questions arise regarding program design and curriculum models. To assess this issue, the authors discuss their review of Web sites for 198 nurse educator programs and describe curricular patterns and trends. The findings are then related to the AACN Essentials of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing and NLN Nurse Educator Certification Criteria.