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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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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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Estudios Transversales
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Compuestos de Platino
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Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico
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Síndromes de Neurotoxicidad
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Taxoides
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Evaluación de Síntomas
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Asian Nursing Research
Año:
2014
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