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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Estudos Transversais
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Compostos de Platina
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico
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Síndromes Neurotóxicas
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Taxoides
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Avaliação de Sintomas
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Nursing Research
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
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