Open AccessCancer symptom clusters
Author(s) -
Aynur Aktaş
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
current opinion in supportive and palliative care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1751-4266
pISSN - 1751-4258
DOI - 10.1097/spc.0b013e32835def5b
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , medicine , intervention (counseling) , qualitative research , cancer , clinical psychology , psychiatry , computer science , social science , programming language , sociology
Cluster research examines complex interrelationships between multiple concurrent symptoms and their mechanisms. An individual's varying understanding of the cluster concept and variations in assessment tools results in discrepancies. This article will focus on the conceptual and methodological issues associated with definitions, symptom interrelationships, and outcomes of cancer symptom clusters.