Symptoms experienced after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in patients with primary liver cancer: A network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to establish a symptom network for patients with primary liver cancer posttranscatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), identifying core and bridge symptoms. The goal is to provide a foundation for precise and comprehensive nursing interventions.

Methods

A total of 1207 post-TACE patients were included using a consecutive sampling method. Data collection involved a general information questionnaire, the Anderson Symptom Assessment Scale, and a primary liver cancer-specific symptom module. The symptom network was constructed using the R language.

Results

In the overall network, distress exhibited the highest strength (r_s = 1.31) and betweenness (r_b = 62). Fatigue had the greatest closeness

SUBMITTER: Xu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10904917 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature