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Characteristics of symptom distress in Chinese nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients and its relation to mood disturbance: A cross‐sectional study.
- Source :
- European Journal of Cancer Care; Jul2019, Vol. 28 Issue 4, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a modified Chinese version of the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS), to explore symptom distress and its association with mood disturbance and factors that related to levels of symptom distress and mood disturbance. Methods: A cross‐sectional, correlation design was adopted. A convenience sample of 190 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients was recruited from a Cancer Center in Guangzhou, China, with 169 patients completing the study. Results: The psychometric properties of the modified SDS were satisfactory (Cronbach's α = 0.80) with test–retest reliability (correlation coefficient = 0.71). Education, marital status, disease stage and SDS scores were significant influencing factors of mood disturbance. The overall symptom distress level of NPC patients was higher than that of other cancer groups, with dry mouth being the most distressing symptom. Symptom distress level was influenced by age, marital status, disease stage, treatment modality and number of radiotherapy (RT) sessions. Conclusion: More pain and symptom management care should be focused on patients who are older, single or divorced patients, those with late‐stage disease, and those subjected to multimodality therapy. Symptom distress was the most significant influencing factor of NPC patients' mood status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AFFECTIVE disorders
ANALYSIS of variance
CANCER patient psychology
CANCER treatment
STATISTICAL correlation
PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
RESEARCH methodology
MENTAL health
NASOPHARYNX cancer
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
PSYCHOMETRICS
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-report inventories
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
MULTIPLE regression analysis
STATISTICAL reliability
SYMPTOMS
SPECIALTY hospitals
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09615423
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Cancer Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137585578
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13032