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An update in symptom clusters using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in a palliative radiotherapy clinic
- Source :
- Supportive Care in Cancer. 25:3321-3327
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- To identify symptom clusters in advanced cancer patients attending a palliative radiotherapy clinic using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS). Principal component analysis (PCA), exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were used to identify symptom clusters among the nine ESAS items using scores from each patient’s first visit. ESAS scores from 182 patients were analyzed. The PCA identified three symptom clusters (cluster 1: depression-anxiety-well-being, cluster 2: pain-tiredness-drowsiness, cluster 3: nausea-dyspnea-loss of appetite). The EFA identified two clusters (cluster 1: tiredness-drowsiness-loss of appetite-well-being-pain-nausea-dyspnea, cluster 2: depression-anxiety). The HCA identified three clusters similar to the PCA with an exception of the loss of appetite item being classified under cluster 1 rather than 3. Two to three symptom clusters were identified using three analytical methods, with similar patterns reported in the literature. Particular groups of items co-occurred consistently across all three analyses: depression and anxiety; nausea and dyspnea; as well as pain, tiredness, and drowsiness. Three similar symptom clusters were identified in our patient population using the PCA and HCA; whereas, the EFA produced two clusters: one physical and one psychological cluster. Given the implications of symptom clusters in the management of quality of life, clinicians should be aware of these clusters to aid in the palliative treatment of patients.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Nausea
Symptom assessment
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Palliative radiotherapy
Internal medicine
medicine
Cluster (physics)
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Radiotherapy
business.industry
Palliative Care
Middle Aged
Exploratory factor analysis
Oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
Anxiety
Female
Symptom Assessment
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14337339 and 09414355
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9a2d6556dad90c488ab02d9cab6dec2f