Lacasse Cheryl, Beck Susan L
College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2007 May;23(2):106-12. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2007.01.007.
To review the principles of symptom cluster assessment, choosing appropriate symptom measures, and methods to identify symptom clusters.
Review articles, research articles, and specialty texts.
Identification of symptom clusters is clinically challenging and includes the use of reliable symptom assessment tools and clinical judgment. Evidence to guide assessment of symptom clusters is based on limited clinical research and expert practice. Additional research is needed to guide the accurate assessment of symptom clusters and the patient's symptom experience.
Comprehensive assessment of symptom clusters in individuals with cancer will lead to tailored, comprehensive symptom management strategies that may have a profound impact on cancer-related quality of life.
回顾症状群评估的原则、选择合适的症状测量方法以及识别症状群的方法。
综述文章、研究文章和专业文献。
识别症状群在临床上具有挑战性，包括使用可靠的症状评估工具和临床判断。指导症状群评估的证据基于有限的临床研究和专家实践。需要更多研究来指导症状群的准确评估和患者的症状体验。
对癌症患者的症状群进行全面评估将产生量身定制的、全面的症状管理策略，这可能对癌症相关生活质量产生深远影响。
