Symptom clusters in outpatients with cancer using different dimensions of the symptom experience.

Carolyn S HarrisKord M KoberBruce CooperYvette P ConleyAnand A DhruvaMarilyn J HammerSteven PaulJon D LevineChristine A Miaskowski

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

Psychological, gastrointestinal, weight gain, hormonal, and respiratory clusters are stable across occurrence, severity, and distress in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy. Given the stability of these clusters and the consistency of the symptoms across dimensions, the use of a single dimension to identify these clusters may be sufficient. However, comprehensive and disease-specific inventories need to be used to identify distinct clusters.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
palliative care
papillary thyroid
weight loss
radiation therapy
adipose tissue
squamous cell