Open AccessSymptom Clusters And Quality Of Life Over 1 Year In Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Ann M. Berger,
Gaurav Kumar,
Tricia D. LeVan,
Jane L. Meza
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_57_19
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , depression (economics) , population , physical therapy , hospital anxiety and depression scale , cancer , adjuvant chemotherapy , psychiatry , nursing , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Evidence is scant regarding symptom clusters and quality of life (QOL) over 1 year in women who receive adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy (CTX). Our purpose was to identify the prevalence and severity of individual symptoms, symptom clusters, and QOL in women receiving adjuvant breast cancer CTX from baseline over 1 year.