Symptom clusters and quality of life in ambulatory patients with multiple myeloma.

Fengjiao ChenYamei LengJingyao NiTing NiuLi ZhangJi-Ping Li Yuhuan Zheng

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

Ambulatory multiple myeloma patients undergoing anticancer medication therapy experience multiple symptoms, which can be categorized into three symptom clusters. For each symptom cluster, level of distress was associated with patients' demographic and clinical characteristics. The presence and level of distress of these symptom clusters have adverse impacts on patients' quality of life.

Keyphrases

multiple myeloma
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
patient reported
blood pressure
healthcare
prognostic factors
emergency department
stem cells
physical activity
depressive symptoms
mesenchymal stem cells
adverse drug
drug induced