Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.8, sa.1, ss.17-26, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Aim: The aim was to identify symptoms experienced by
patients with lung cancer who had received
chemotherapy and to determine the symptom clusters.
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive and
cross-sectional study. A Patient Presentation Form, the
ECOG Performance Scale, and the Memorial Symptom
Assessment Scale were used. The data were collected
between September 2016 and June 2017. The sample of
the study consisted of 100 patients who met the selection
criteria.
Results: When the prevalence of the symptoms
experienced by the patients was examined, the most
common complaints were lack of energy (82%), loss of
appetite (71%), change in taste of food (62%), anxiety
and feeling irritable (69%). The most common
symptoms were weakness (8%), loss of appetite (14%),
anxiety (20%) and feeling sad (28%).
Conclusion: When the occurrence and severity ratings
were examined, the symptoms could be placed into five
groups: the gastrointestinal system cluster, the
psychology cluster, the respiratory cluster, the
neurology cluster, and the cluster of skin changes. The
symptoms of lung cancer patients interact with each
other and should be managed with appropriate
interventions. Moreover, health professionals’
awareness of symptom management should be
improved.
Keywords: Chemotherapy; Lung cancer; Symptom
clusters.