Stapleton Stephen J, Valerio Teresa D, Astroth Kim, Woodhouse Shermian
Illinois State University.
Community Cancer Center in Normal, IL.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2017 Feb 1;21(1):93-98. doi: 10.1188/17.CJON.93-98.
Distress is regarded as the sixth vital sign in cancer care, but few studies describe distress in patients undergoing radiation therapy.
The purpose of this study was to assess distress levels among patients with breast or prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy and investigate which problems contribute to patients' distress levels.
A retrospective medical record review was conducted for 217 patients with breast or prostate cancer at a midwestern community cancer center. Demographic data, distress scores, and problems or concerns from the patient-completed Distress Thermometer and associated Problem List were collected. Descriptive and bivariate statistics were calculated.
The average distress of patients with breast cancer was significantly higher than that of patients with prostate cancer, and patients with breast cancer reported more problems than those with prostate cancer.
在癌症护理中，痛苦被视为第六大生命体征，但很少有研究描述接受放射治疗患者的痛苦情况。
本研究旨在评估接受放射治疗的乳腺癌或前列腺癌患者的痛苦程度，并调查哪些问题导致患者的痛苦程度。
对中西部社区癌症中心的217例乳腺癌或前列腺癌患者进行回顾性病历审查。收集人口统计学数据、痛苦评分以及患者填写的痛苦温度计和相关问题清单中的问题或担忧。计算描述性和双变量统计数据。
乳腺癌患者的平均痛苦程度显著高于前列腺癌患者，且乳腺癌患者报告的问题比前列腺癌患者更多。
