Symptom experiences, symptom managements, and quality of life among advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care
Keywords:
symptom experiences, symptom management strategies, quality of life, advanced cancer, palliative care.Abstract
This study aimed to investigate symptom experiences, symptom management strategies, and quality of life among advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care using symptom management model. A total of 120 advance stage cancer participants receiving palliative care at an oncological hospital located in Vietnam were recruited based on purposive sample method. The results revealed that pain was the most common (83.3%) and distressing symptom. Pain killer was the most significant pharmacological strategy, while spiritual therapy (40%) was the most significant non-pharmacological strategy. Moreover, quality of life among patients was in moderate level. These findings would be used for baseline information in order to control symptoms and improve quality of life among Vietnamese advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care.
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4. Ripamonti C, Fusco F. Respiratory problems in advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2002;10(3): 204-16.
5. Tai SY, Lee CY, Wu CY, Hsieh HY, Huang JJ, Huang CT, et al. Symptom severity of patients with advanced cancer in palliative care unit: longitudinal assessments of symptoms improvement. BMC Palliat Care. 2016;15: 32.
6. Dodd MJ, Miaskowski C, Paul SM. Symptom clusters and their effect on the functional status of patients with cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2001; 28(3): 465-70.
7. National cancer control programmes: Policies and managerial guidelines. 2002.
8. Doorenbos AZ, Given CW, Given B, Verbitsky N. Symptom experience in the last year of life among individuals with cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006; 32(5): 403-12.
9. Dzung Ngoc Thi Dang LNTN, Nga Thi Dang, Huy Quang Dang, Thanh Van Ta. Quality of Life in Vietnamese Gastric Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International. 2019.
10. Khue PMT, V.T.; Minh, D.Q.;Quang, L.M.; Hoa, N.L. Depression and Anxiety as Key Factors Associated With Quality of Life Among Lung Cancer Patients in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Frontiers in Psychiatry |. 2019;10:1-7.
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12. Cochran WG. Sampling Technique. 2nd ed. New York.: John Wiley and Sons Inc; 1963.
13. Chang VT, Hwang SS, Feuerman M, Kasimis BS, Thaler HT. The memorial symptom assessment scale short form (MSAS-SF). Cancer. 2000; 89(5): 1162-71.
14. Cheung WY, Barmala N, Zarinehbaf S, Rodin G, Le LW, Zimmermann C. The association of physical and psychological symptom burden with time to death among palliative cancer outpatients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009; 37(3): 297-304.
15. Get-Kong S HS, McCorkle R, Viwatwongkasem C, Junda T, Ittichaikulthol W. . Symptom Experience, Palliative Care and Spiritual Well-Being among Thais with Advanced Cancer. Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research [Internet]. 2010; 14(3): 219-34.
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17. Winn PASD, A.N. Effective pain management in the long-term care setting. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004; 5(5): 342-52.
18. Dong ST, Costa DS, Butow PN, Lovell MR, Agar M, Velikova G, et al. Symptom Clusters in Advanced Cancer Patients: An Empirical Comparison of Statistical Methods and the Impact on Quality of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016; 51(1): 88-98.
19. Donnelly S, Walsh D. The symptoms of advanced cancer. Semin Oncol. 1995; 22(2 Suppl 3): 67-72.
20. Hopkinson JB CJ. Helping patients with advanced cancer live with concerns about eating: A challenge for palliative care professionals. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006; 31(4): 293-305.
21. Stromgren AS SP, Goldschmidt D, Petersen MA, Pedersen L. Symptom priority and course of symptomatology in specialized palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006; 31(3):199-206.
22. Aktas A, Walsh D, Rybicki L. Symptom clusters: myth or reality? Palliat Med. 2010; 24(4): 373-85.
23. Pokpalagon P HS, McCorkle R, Tongprateep T, Patoomwan A, Viwatwongkasem C. Comparison of Care Strategies and Quality of Life of Advanced Cancer Patients from Four Different Palliative Care Setting. Pacific Rim Int J Nurs Res. 2012;16(4):3.
24. Taweeyanyongkul N CS, Sumdaengrit B. Symptom experience and symptom management in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care. Ramathibodi Nursing Journal. 2015; 21(1): 82-95.
25. Schulmeister L, Gobel BH. Symptom management issues in oncology nursing. Nurs Clin North Am. 2008; 43(2): 205-20.
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