Consistency between patients and families in recognizing cancer chemotherapy side effects: A questionnaire survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the side effects of cancer chemotherapy impair a patient's quality of life, family members' awareness of side effects may relieve patient anxiety and distress.

Aim

We investigated whether patients and their families were consistent in recognizing the occurrence and severity of symptomatic side effects of chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Methods and results

This was a prospective observational study. We administered a questionnaire survey to patients and family members to assess the frequency of occurrence (1: never, 2: almost never, 3: sometimes, 4: frequently, 5: almost always, 6: unknown) and the degree of severity (1: mild, 2: moderate, 3: severe, 4: extremely severe, 5: unknown) of physical and psychological symptoms associated with cancer ch

SUBMITTER: Horio F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8789603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature