Relationship between Quality of Life and Nurse-led Bedside Symptom Evaluations in Patients with Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Asian Nursing Research
;
: 36-41, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-192038
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This cross-sectional study aimed at determining the relationship between patient-reported quality of life (QOL) and nurse-led bedside evaluations of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms.METHODS:
One hundred ninety-five patients treated at the oncology clinic at our institution were assessed using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group-Neurotoxicity and nurse-led bedside examinations. The relationship between self-reported QOL and bedside examinations was evaluated using Spearman rank correlations.RESULTS:
Scores of upper and lower extremity muscle strength based on the bedside examinations showed a weak negative correlation with the emotional well-being subscale of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General. Further, weak negative relationships were present between QOL and the following nurse-reported parameters vibration perception in the hand, upper extremity muscle strength, touch and vibration perception in the feet, and tendon reflexes.CONCLUSION:
Collectively, our results indicate that nurse-led bedside evaluation is a noninvasive and useful method for detecting neurotoxicity and evaluating the patient's QOL both during and after treatment.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Platinum Compounds
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
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Neurotoxicity Syndromes
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Taxoids
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Symptom Assessment
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Nursing Research
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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