Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Mayo Clinic Connect, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Feb;39(2):147-151. doi: 10.1177/10499091211006923. Epub 2021 Apr 1.
Cancer patients are at risk for hiccups, but the incidence and impact on quality of life are unclear.
A survey (modified from the Functional Living Index with the inclusion of qualitative elements) was developed and launched on an 80,000-member medical social media platform, Mayo Clinic Connect https://connect.mayoclinic.org/.
Among 213 respondents, 34 (16%; 95% CI: 11, 22%) reported "yes" that they had experienced hiccups with cancer therapy. Of those patients who reported hiccups, only 12 (35%) were men, and most were older than 50 years of age. Over 25% noted that hiccups occurred frequently around the time of cancer therapy; 30% described that hiccups interfered with their leisure or recreational activities; and over 15% described hiccups interfered with their ability to enjoy a meal. A few patients seemed to express frustration with hiccups with comments such as, "Totally uncontrollable," "It's extremely pain[ful] with throat cancer," and "Once I had them bad. Almost choked."
Hiccups occur in16% of patients who are receiving cancer therapy and, by our estimates and extrapolation, appear highly problematic in approximately 5%.
癌症患者有发生呃逆的风险，但呃逆的发生率及其对生活质量的影响尚不清楚。
我们开发了一项调查（对功能性生存指数进行了修改，纳入了定性元素），并在 Mayo Clinic Connect 医学社交媒体平台上发布，该平台有 80000 名成员。
在 213 名受访者中，有 34 名（16%；95%CI：11，22%）报告说在癌症治疗过程中经历过呃逆。在报告呃逆的患者中，仅有 12 名（35%）为男性，大多数年龄超过 50 岁。超过 25%的患者表示呃逆在癌症治疗期间经常发生；30%的患者描述呃逆干扰了他们的休闲或娱乐活动；超过 15%的患者描述呃逆影响了他们享受一顿饭的能力。一些患者似乎对呃逆表示不满，例如“完全无法控制”、“喉癌时非常痛苦”和“我有一次呃逆非常严重。差点窒息。”
在接受癌症治疗的患者中，有 16%的患者会发生呃逆，根据我们的估计和推断，约 5%的患者的呃逆问题非常严重。
