Langegård Ulrica, Johansson Birgitta, Bjork-Eriksson Thomas, Fransson Per, Ohlsson-Nevo Emma, Sjövall Katarina, Ahlberg Karin
University of Gothenburg.
Uppsala University.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 May 1;46(3):349-363. doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.349-363.
To explore symptom clusters during proton beam therapy in patients with primary brain tumors and investigate associations among symptom clusters, demographic variables, and comorbidity in this patient population.
SAMPLE & SETTING: Data were collected from 187 adult patients with primary brain tumors during their treatment periods in the Skandion Clinic in Uppsala, Sweden. Symptoms were assessed with the Radiotherapy-Related Symptoms Assessment Scale, and comorbidity was evaluated with the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire.
METHODS & VARIABLES: The study used a quantitative and longitudinal design. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the underlying structure of symptom clusters.
Three clusters were identified.
Building knowledge about how these symptoms interact and are clustered will support healthcare professionals to more efficiently relieve symptom clusters during proton beam therapy.
探讨原发性脑肿瘤患者在质子束治疗期间的症状群，并调查该患者群体中症状群、人口统计学变量和合并症之间的关联。
数据收集自187例成年原发性脑肿瘤患者，这些患者在瑞典乌普萨拉的斯坎迪恩诊所接受治疗。使用放疗相关症状评估量表评估症状，并用自填式合并症问卷评估合并症。
本研究采用定量和纵向设计。探索性因素分析用于确定症状群的潜在结构。
识别出三个症状群。
了解这些症状如何相互作用并聚类，将有助于医护人员在质子束治疗期间更有效地缓解症状群。
