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Paz Fernadez-Ortega
Publications - 18
Citations - 1259
Paz Fernadez-Ortega is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 1143 citations.
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in cancer patients: a European survey
Alex Molassiotis,Paz Fernadez-Ortega,Dorit Pud,Gulten Ozden,Julia A. Scott,Vassiliki Panteli,Anita Margulies,Maria Browall,Miriam Magri,Sarka Selvekerova,Elin Madsen,Ljiljana Milovics,Ingrid Bruyns,Gudbjorg Gudmundsdottir,Sandra Hummerston,A. M.-A. Ahmad,Nurgun Platin,Nora Kearney,Elisabeth Patiraki +18 more
TL;DR: It is imperative that health professionals explore the use of CAM with their cancer patients, educate them about potentially beneficial therapies in light of the limited available evidence of effectiveness, and work towards an integrated model of health-care provision.
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Complementary and alternative medicine use in breast cancer patients in Europe
Alex Molassiotis,Julia A. Scott,Nora Kearney,Dorit Pud,Miriam Magri,Sarka Selvekerova,Ingrid Bruyns,Paz Fernadez-Ortega,Vassiliki Panteli,Anita Margulies,Gudbjorg Gudmundsdottir,Ljiljana Milovics,Gulten Ozden,Nurgun Platin,Elisabeth Patiraki +14 more
TL;DR: Findings suggested that a high proportion of breast cancer patients used CAM, which may have implications for the clinical management of these patients.
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Role of the nurse in patient education and follow-up of people receiving oral chemotherapy treatment: an International survey
Sultan Kav,Judi Johnson,Cynthia N. Rittenberg,Paz Fernadez-Ortega,Tarja Suominen,Pia Riis Olsen,Elisabeth Patiraki,Davina Porock,Annette Dahler,Jolanta Toliusiene,Dusanka Tadic,Pongpak Pittayapan,Vijay Roy,Qi Wang,Meriç Yavuz Çolak,Hanan Saca-Hazboun,David Makumi,Ilana Kadmon,Sarah Ben Ami,E. Anderson,Rebecca Clark-Snow +20 more
TL;DR: Findings revealed the need for professional education for nurses to ensure comprehensive, consistent patient education and development of written materials for patients receiving oral CT treatment.
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Dealing with Emotional Vulnerability and Anxiety in Nurses from High-Risk Units—A Multicenter Study
Esther Arimon-Pagès,Paz Fernadez-Ortega,Nuria Fabrellas-Padrés,A. Castro-García,Jaume Canela-Soler +4 more
TL;DR: The working conditions in the units and variables showed a strong association with nurses’ desire to leave, corroborates the global challenge of healthcare professionals’ shortage.
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Cancer nurses, are we really contributing to reduce burden via cancer prevention?
TL;DR: Sung et al. as discussed by the authors found that even those with a high risk of cancer are misinformed about cancer risk factors with low awareness of the influence of lifestyles on cancer risk.