Impact of Multimorbidity on Symptom Burden and Symptom Clusters in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Cancer Medicine, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(3)

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Background Detailed information on patient characteristics and symptom burden associated with multimorbidity in oncology patients is extremely limited. Purposes were to determine the prevalence of low (≤ 2) high (≥ 3) a sample outpatients ( n = 1343) undergoing chemotherapy evaluate for differences between two groups demographic clinical characteristics; occurrence, severity, distress 38 symptoms; stability consistency clusters. Methods Using Self‐Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire, classified into groups. Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale was used assess symptoms prior patients' second or third cycle chemotherapy. For each group, clusters based occurrence rates identified using exploratory factor analysis. Results Compared group (61.4%), (38.6%) older, had fewer years education, less likely be married partnered, employed, lower annual income. In addition, they higher body mass index, poorer functional status, longer time since their cancer diagnosis, more have received previous treatments metastatic disease. Patients reported 12.7 (±6.7) 15.9 (±7.5) concurrent symptoms, respectively. Eight seven groups, Psychological, gastrointestinal, weight gain, hormonal, respiratory stable across Weight gain consistent. Three unstable group. Conclusions Findings suggest that various social determinants health burden. Differences may related aging, treatments, and/or comorbid conditions.

Язык: Английский

A healing justice approach to grief in communities of color

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025

Язык: Английский