학술논문

Stability and consistency of symptom clusters in younger versus older patients receiving chemotherapy.
Document Type
article
Source
BMC Geriatrics. 24(1)
Subject
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Exploratory factor analysis
Older adults
Patient reported outcomes
Symptom clusters
Symptoms
Humans
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents
Syndrome
Severity of Illness Index
Longitudinal Studies
Neoplasms
Language
Abstract
BACKGROUND: By 2035, the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases will double and over 50% will be in older adults. Given this rapidly growing demographic, a need exists to understand how age influences oncology patients symptom burden. The study purposes were to evaluate for differences in the occurrence, severity, and distress of 38 symptoms in younger (