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10476109

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of physical symptoms, anxiety, depression and perceived needs among patients receiving treatment at an outpatient medical oncology department using a cross-sectional survey. It was carried out at the outpatient clinic of an academic medical oncology department, which sees around 150-180 outpatients each week; 201 patients were selected. These patients answered questions to assess their levels of anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), perceived needs (Cancer Needs Questionnaire) and the frequency and severity of 15 physical symptoms. Fatigue, nausea, appetite loss and vomiting were the most commonly experienced and most debilitating physical symptoms. Approximately 25% of participants had borderline or clinical levels of anxiety and depression. Although relatively low levels of perceived needs were reported, physical and psychological needs were the most common. Levels of each outcome measure tended to be predictive of each other. Medical oncology outpatients experience a wide range of physical and psycho-social problems which appear, to some extent, interrelated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0961-5423
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The physical and psycho-social experiences of patients attending an outpatient medical oncology department: a cross-sectional study.
pubmed:affiliation
New South Wales Cancer Council Cancer Education Research Programme, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article