Cindy Greenberg, Pamela Luna, Gretchen Simmons, Marian Huhman, Sarah Merkle, Leah Robin, Dana Keener
Follow-up of an elementary school intervention for asthma management: do gains last into middle school?
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
study aimed identify determinants promote initiation maintenance complete decongestive therapy cdt well effective strategies mitigating barriers selfmanagement lymphedema among breast cancer survivors descriptive qualitative design used indepth interviews conducted 13 breast cancer survivors managing breast cancerrelated lymphedema interviews transcribed verbatim iterative descriptive data analysis method employed examine data compare codes challenge interpretations inductively identify themes realization lymphedema requires daily selfmanagement primary determinant leading breast cancer survivors initiate cdt selfmanagement determinants maintaining daily cdt selfmanagement included perceived effectiveness cdt willing assume accountability perceived efficacy undertake cdt developing strategies integrate cdt regimens daily life key maintaining cdt selfmanagement lymphedema three core concepts mediate initiation maintenance cdt selfmanagement understanding lymphedema chronic condition managed cdt selfmanagement worried lymphedema exacerbation support patient peers family interventions tailored promote initiation maintenance cdt selfmanagement clinicians provided knowledgebased clinical skillsbased information patient peers provided daily life examples reallife implementation strategies cdt selfmanagement ongoing patientprovider patientpeer communication functioned effective support maintaining cdt selfmanagement reliable realistic methods symptom selfassessment important maintaining cdt home