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Symptom Clusters in Patients With Brain Tumors Undergoing Proton Beam Therapy

Ulrica Langegård
Birgitta Johansson
Thomas Bjork-Eriksson
Per Fransson
Emma Ohlsson-Nevo
Katarina Sjövall
Karin Ahlberg
ONF 2019, 46(3), 349-363 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.349-363
Objectives: 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...
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Childhood Cancer Symptom Cluster: Leukemia and Health-Related Quality of Life

Cheryl C. Rodgers
Mary C. Hooke
Olga A. Taylor
Kari M. Koerner
Pauline A. Mitby
Ida M. Moore
Michael E. Scheurer
Marilyn J. Hockenberry
Wei Pan
ONF 2019, 46(2), 228-237 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.228-237
Objectives: To examine the relationship of the Childhood Cancer Symptom Cluster–Leukemia (CCSC-L) with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Sample & Setting: 327 children receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia from four pediatric oncology programs across the United States...
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Symptom Clusters in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgical Resection: Part II

Sherry A. Burrell
Theresa P. Yeo
Suzanne C. Smeltzer
Benjamin E. Leiby
Harish Lavu
Eugene P. Kennedy
Charles J. Yeo
ONF 2018, 45(4), E53-E66 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.E53-E66
Objectives: To explore the relationship between 16 symptom clusters (SCs), clinical and demographic influencing factors, and clinical outcomes over time in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) undergoing surgical resection. Sample & Setting: 143 patients with stage II PC undergoing surgical...
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Symptom Clusters in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgical Resection: Part I

Sherry A. Burrell
Theresa P. Yeo
Suzanne C. Smeltzer
Benjamin E. Leiby
Harish Lavu
Eugene P. Kennedy
Charles J. Yeo
ONF 2018, 45(4), E36-E52 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.E36-E52
Objectives: To describe patient-reported symptoms and symptom clusters in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) undergoing surgical resection. Sample & Setting: 143 patients with stage II PC undergoing surgical resection alone or with subsequent adjuvant chemoradiation or chemotherapy were...
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Describing Symptom Burden and Functional Status at the Diagnosis of Leptomeningeal Metastasis

Julie Walker
Barbara O’Brien
Elizabeth Vera
Terri Armstrong
ONF 2018, 45(3), 372-379 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.372-379
Objectives: To investigate the associations of primary cancer, tumor characteristics, and cancer treatment with symptom burden and functional status. Sample & Setting: 52 patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Methods &...
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