Investigation on symptoms group and its influencing factors in patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the occurrence of symptom group and their quality of life in patients with breast cancer,and to analyze the factors influencing the symptoms group.Methods:A total of 128 patients with breast cancer were selected as the subjects by using cross-sectional investigation and research methods,and investigation was conducted by using the General Information Questionnaire,Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale(MSAS),and the Function Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B).Results:There were four symptom groups in the patients with breast cancer in chemotherapy stage,including psychosomatic symptoms group,digestive tract symptom group,hormone-related symptom group and self-image disorder group.Quality of life scores were negatively correlated with symptom group scores.Age,marital status,educational level,family income,medical insurance,tumor stage,chemotherapy regimen,working condition,number of chemotherapy and other chronic diseases or not are factors affecting the symptom group.Conclusions:Breast cancer patients have a variety symptoms during chemotherapy,mutual coordination,strengthening.Medical staff should correctly understand the symptoms of groups,reduce the burden of patients with symptoms,improve the quality of life of patients.
Keywords：breast cancerchemotherapy periodsymptom groupinfluencing factorsquality of life
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 4097-4102 )