ArticleThe patient2017
Talking About Breast Cancer: Which Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects are Important to Patients with Advanced Disease?
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- Pain catastrophising in Chinese patients with breast cancer during postoperative chemotherapy: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2023Article
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- Patient experiences with patient-reported outcome measures in metastatic breast cancer trials: qualitative interviews.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- How patients being treated for non-small cell lung cancer value treatment benefit despite side effects.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- What symptoms are important to patients? Developing a symptom burden measure for women with breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- Understanding Nutritional Problems of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients: Opportunities for Supportive Care Through eHealth.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPatients' experience of symptoms and associated treatment is an increasingly important consideration in both regulatory and health technology assessments, and can inform treatment decisions.
objectiveThis study aimed to gain insight directly from patients with advanced breast cancer about which symptoms and treatment side effects are important to them.
methodsWomen with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer were interviewed individually by trained interviewers, using a semi-structured interview guide. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed qualitatively, including whether symptoms were mentioned spontaneously (indicating their importance to patients) or only when questioned directly.
resultsSixteen women (aged 38-74 years) participated. The most commonly reported symptom aspects were: pain (16/16 [all reported spontaneously]); feeling tired/fatigued (15/16 [12 spontaneously]); changes in weight (15/16 [2 spontaneously]); hair loss (15/16 [5 spontaneously]); changes in appetite (11/16 [8 spontaneously]); nausea (9/16 [all spontaneously]). Pain was attributed mostly to the disease or to its treatment. Tiredness, changes in weight/appetite, and hair loss were attributed mostly to the treatment. All women (14 spontaneously) reported that the cancer affected their emotional well-being and their ability to perform daily activities.
conclusionsFurther qualitative research is needed to understand how patients distinguish cancer-related symptoms from treatment-related side effects, to gain insight into which patient experiences should be measured and how best to measure them.
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