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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Care Needs and Symptoms Burden of Breast Cancer Patients in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Omar Shamieh, Ghadeer Alarjeh, Houshen Li, Mahmoud Abu Naser, Fadi Abu Farsakh, Rashid Abdel-Razeq, Adib Edilbi, Ruba Al-Ani, Richard Harding, Ping Guo

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Omar ShamiehDepartment of Palliative Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdulla St., Amman 11941, Jordan.
Ghadeer AlarjehDepartment of Palliative Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdulla St., Amman 11941, Jordan.
Houshen LiCicely Saunders Institute, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London SE5 9PJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9258-4565
Mahmoud Abu NaserDepartment of Palliative Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdulla St., Amman 11941, Jordan.
Fadi Abu FarsakhDepartment of Palliative Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdulla St., Amman 11941, Jordan.
Rashid Abdel-RazeqDepartment of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman 11941, Jordan.
Adib EdilbiDepartment of Palliative Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdulla St., Amman 11941, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6026-9437
Ruba Al-AniDepartment of Palliative Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdulla St., Amman 11941, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-4477-162X
Richard HardingCicely Saunders Institute, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London SE5 9PJ, UK.
Ping GuoCicely Saunders Institute, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London SE5 9PJ, UK.
King Hussein Cancer Center · JOKing's College London · GBUniversity of Jordan · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Jordan. Rigorous needs assessment for breast cancer patients can prioritize both cancer care and palliative care to propose the appropriate services effectively. We conducted a cross-sectional study of breast cancer patients in a cancer center in Jordan. We assessed symptom burden, comorbidities, and performance using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS), the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and the Australia-modified Karnofsky performance scale (AKPS). Descriptive analysis and regression models to predict the highest symptom burden were used. A total of 233 participants were enrolled: curative vs. palliative intent groups (147 (63%) vs. 86 (37%) patients), respectively. Tiredness was the most reported symptom in 189 patients (81%), while nausea was the least in 61 patients (26.2%). A relationship between the AKPS score and total ESAS was seen (correlation coefficient of -0.487;

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Breast NeoplasmsNeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesFatigueFemaleHumansJordanPalliative CareQuality of Lifebreast cancercurativeneoplasmpalliative caresymptoms

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PMID36078504
PMCPMC9517868
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