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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019

Nausea in advanced cancer: relationships between intensity, burden, and the need for help.

Signe Ladegaard Harder, Mogens Groenvold, Jørn Herrstedt, Anna Thit Johnsen

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Benefits of Olanzapine in Palliating Symptoms.Current treatment options in oncology · 2020
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  6. Revisiting the physiology of nausea and vomiting-challenging the paradigm.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Signe Ladegaard HarderDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29 DK-5000 C, Odense, Denmark. signe.harder@rsyd.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-2586
Mogens GroenvoldThe Research Unit, Department of Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jørn HerrstedtDepartment of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care Units, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
Anna Thit JohnsenThe Research Unit, Department of Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

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Kræftens Bekæmpelse PP01006Kræftens Bekæmpelse pp05033Kræftens Bekæmpelse pp07031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed at expanding the knowledge of nausea in patients with advanced cancer by elucidating (a) the prevalences of patients having nausea, experiencing nausea as a problem, and having a need for help with their nausea, respectively, (b) determining variables associated with nausea, and (c) investigating the relation between nausea and the need for help regarding nausea.

methodsIn 2004-2006, the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Three-Levels-of-Needs Questionnaire (3LNQ) were mailed to 2364 patients with advanced cancer who had been in contact with one of the 54 hospital departments within the past year. Further information was collected from medical records.

resultsPatient-response rate was 61%. Twenty-two percent reported having had some degree of nausea within the past week, with a mean nausea score of 10.4 and a two-item combined nausea and vomiting score of 7.5 (0-100, 100 = "very much"). Factors associated with nausea on the multivariate level were contact type (inpatient/outpatient) and treatment status (receiving ongoing oncologic treatment yes/no). "Nausea intensity" and "nausea problem burden" showed acceptable abilities to distinguish between patients having or not having an unmet need for help regarding nausea with areas under the curve (AUCs) of 0.81 and 0.82, respectively.

conclusionsAround one in four patients with advanced cancer reported nausea within the past week, highest in patients who were inpatients or undergoing active oncologic treatment. Almost all patients reporting nausea on the EORTC QLQ-C30 experienced this to be a problem, and the 3LNQ can therefore be restricted to cases where additional details are needed.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNauseaNeoplasmsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAdvanced cancerEORTC QLQ-C30NauseaThree-Levels-of-Needs Questionnaire

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