Antecedents and Outcomes of Uncertainty in Older Adults With Cancer: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

CONCLUSIONS: Uncertainty is an enduring and common experience in cancer survivorship. Uncertainty is affected by a number of demographic and clinical factors and affects quality of life (QOL) and psychological well-being. 
. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Uncertainty should be considered a contributing factor to psychological well-being and QOL in older adults with cancer. Nurses are in a unique position to assess negative effects of uncertainty and manage these consequences by providing patients with information and emotional support. PMID: 28632247 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Oncology Nursing Forum)

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