ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2021
Fatigue, Stress, and Functional Status are Associated With Taste Changes in Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.
Article in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06669416 (Effects of Patient Education and Self-Management in Cancer Patients Who Experience Chemotherapy-Induced Taste Alterations), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Effects of Patient Education and Self-Management in Cancer Patients Who Experience Chemotherapy-Induced Taste Alterations
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Life satisfaction among cancer survivors with and without smell and taste dysfunction: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Chemotherapy-induced adipo-lineage cell senescence drives bone loss.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The impact of taste and smell alterations on nutritional status and quality of life in individuals undergoing chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Postoperative body weight change and its influencing factors in patients with gastric cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Smell and Taste Alterations in Patients Receiving Curative or Palliative Chemotherapy-The CONKO 021-ChemTox Trial.Cancers · 2024Article
- Taste and Smell Alterations (TSAs) in Cancer Patients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Taste alteration and its relationship with nutritional status among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Taste alterations in patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A qualitative study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- Heterogeneity of vulnerability and taste changes in older cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a latent class analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Dysgeusia in Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Managing Severe Dysgeusia and Dysosmia in Lung Cancer Patients: A Systematic Scoping Review.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- The relationships among health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and perceived stress in women with early-stage breast cancer over 2 years.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
contextA common complaint among oncology patients receiving chemotherapy is altered taste perception.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate for differences in common symptoms and stress levels in patients who reported taste changes.
methodsPatients were receiving chemotherapy for breast, gastrointestinal, gynecological, or lung cancer. Change in the way food tastes (CFT) was assessed using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale before the patients' second or third cycle of chemotherapy. Valid and reliable instruments were used to assess for depressive symptoms, state and trait of anxiety, cognitive impairment, diurnal variations in fatigue and energy, sleep disturbance, and pain. Stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale and the Impact of Events Scale-Revised. Multiple logistic regression was used to evaluate for risk factors associated with CFT.
resultsOf the 1329 patients, 49.4% reported CFT. Patients in the CFT group reported higher levels of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and sleep disturbance as well as higher levels of general and disease specific stress. Factors associated with CFT group included being non-White; receiving an antiemetic regimen that contained a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist with two other antiemetics; having a lower functional status; higher levels of morning fatigue; and reporting higher scores on the hyperarousal subscale of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised.
conclusionsThis study provides new evidence on associations between taste changes and common co-occurring symptoms and stress in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy. Clinicians need to evaluate for taste changes in these patients because this symptom can effect patients' nutritional intake and quality of life.
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