Stability and consistency of symptom clusters in younger versus older patients receiving chemotherapy

Stability and consistency of symptom clusters in younger versus older patients receiving chemotherapy

By 2035, the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases will double and over 50% will be in older adults. Given this rapidly growing demographic, a need exists to understand how age influences oncology patients' symptom burden. The study purposes were to evaluate for differences in the occurrence,...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC geriatrics 2024-02, Vol.24 (1), p.164-15, Article 164
Hauptverfasser: Morse, Lisa, Cooper, Bruce A, Ritchie, Christine S, Wong, Melisa L, Kober, Kord M, Harris, Carolyn, Shin, Joosun, Oppegaard, Kate, Hammer, Marilyn J, Schimmel, Alejandra Calvo, Paul, Steven M, Conley, Yvette P, Levine, Jon D, Miaskowski, Christine
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Age differences
Age groups
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Appetite
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Chemotherapy
Cognitive ability
Complications and side effects
Demography
Exploratory factor analysis
Fatigue
Health aspects
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - psychology
Older adults
Older people
Oncology
Patient outcomes
Patient reported outcomes
Patients
Questionnaires
Ratings & rankings
Severity of Illness Index
Symptom management
Symptoms
Syndrome
Toxicity
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Zusammenfassung:By 2035, the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases will double and over 50% will be in older adults. Given this rapidly growing demographic, a need exists to understand how age influences oncology patients' symptom burden. The study purposes were to evaluate for differences in the occurrence, severity, and distress of 38 symptoms in younger (
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-024-04755-2