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Measurement of patients' acceptable symptom levels and priorities for symptom improvement in advanced lung cancer.
- Source :
- Supportive Care in Cancer; Oct2021, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p5895-5904, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Purpose: Little research has assessed cancer patients' success criteria and priorities for symptom improvement to inform patient-centered care. Thus, we modified and tested a measure of these constructs for advanced lung cancer patients. We compared acceptable severity levels following symptom treatment across eight symptoms and identified patient subgroups based on symptom importance. Methods: Advanced lung cancer patients (N=102) completed a one-time survey, including the modified Patient-Centered Outcomes Questionnaire (PCOQ), standard symptom measures, and other clinical characteristics. Results: The modified PCOQ showed evidence of construct validity through associations with theoretically related constructs. Symptom severity and importance were moderately correlated. Levels of acceptable symptom severity were low and did not differ across the eight symptoms. Four patient subgroups were identified: (1) those who rated all symptoms as low in importance (n=12); (2) those who rated bronchial symptoms and sleep problems as low in importance and all other symptoms as moderately important (n=29); (3) those who rated nausea and emotional distress as low in importance and all other symptoms as moderately important (n=23); and (4) those who rated all symptoms as highly important (n=33). Subgroups were unrelated to clinical characteristics, except for functional status. Conclusion: The modified PCOQ showed evidence of construct validity. Patients considered low symptom severity to be acceptable, irrespective of the symptom. Findings suggest that symptom severity and importance are related yet distinct aspects of the advanced lung cancer symptom experience. Patients have heterogeneous priorities for symptom improvement, which has implications for tailoring treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LUNG cancer
SYMPTOMS
PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
PATIENT-centered care
FUNCTIONAL status
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09414355
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152212680
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06159-z