TY - JOUR
T1 - Symptom Clusters in Children With Cancer
AU - Hockenberry, Marilyn
AU - Hooke, Mary C.
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - Objectives: To discuss the symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbance, and pain in children undergoing cancer treatment, and a framework for the clustering of these symptoms. Data Sources: Published articles, research studies, and clinical experience. Conclusion: Symptoms experienced by children undergoing cancer treatment are distressing, prevalent, and rarely occur in isolation. Multiple symptoms may share underlying mechanisms, influence the severity of the distress experienced, and interfere with a child's ongoing development. Developing knowledge of the relationships among symptoms may be important for improving quality of life during cancer treatment while supporting the child's development. Implications for Nursing Practice: Nurses must be aware of the symptom distress occuring in children with cancer to manage its symptoms and its treatments.
AB - Objectives: To discuss the symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbance, and pain in children undergoing cancer treatment, and a framework for the clustering of these symptoms. Data Sources: Published articles, research studies, and clinical experience. Conclusion: Symptoms experienced by children undergoing cancer treatment are distressing, prevalent, and rarely occur in isolation. Multiple symptoms may share underlying mechanisms, influence the severity of the distress experienced, and interfere with a child's ongoing development. Developing knowledge of the relationships among symptoms may be important for improving quality of life during cancer treatment while supporting the child's development. Implications for Nursing Practice: Nurses must be aware of the symptom distress occuring in children with cancer to manage its symptoms and its treatments.
KW - Symptom clusters
KW - behavior
KW - fatigue
KW - pain
KW - physical performance
KW - sleep disorders
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U2 - 10.1016/j.soncn.2007.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.soncn.2007.01.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 17512443
AN - SCOPUS:34248594971
SN - 0749-2081
VL - 23
SP - 152
EP - 157
JO - Seminars in oncology nursing
JF - Seminars in oncology nursing
IS - 2
ER -