Symptom Burden in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer in Kuwait and the Need for Palliative Care

被引：15

作者：

Alshemmari, Salem ^{[2
,3
]}

Ezzat, Hanan ^{[3
]}

Samir, Zainab ^{[3
]}

Sajnani, Kamlesh ^{[3
]}

Alsirafy, Samy ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cairo Univ, Kasr Al Aini Sch Med, Kasr Al Aini Ctr Clin Oncol & Nucl Med, Palliat Care Med Unit, Cairo 11553, Egypt

[2] Kuwait Univ, Fac Med, Dept Med, Kuwait, Kuwait

[3] Skaikha Badriya Med Oncol & Stem Cell Therapy Ctr, Kuwait, Kuwait

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE | 2010年 / 27卷 / 07期

关键词：

needs assessment; symptoms; advanced cancer; palliative care; delivery models; kuwait; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL;

D O I：

10.1177/1049909110362438

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We conducted this study to describe the symptom burden among hospitalized patients with cancer in a Kuwaiti cancer center. Twenty physical symptoms were assessed in 45 patients with cancer. The majority (82%) of patients had an advanced incurable cancer and 42% were receiving best supportive care only. The median number of symptoms per patient was 6.4 +/- 2.8. The most common symptoms were pain (82%), weakness/ fatigue (80%), anorexia (67%), weight loss (49%), and dyspnea (42%). Pain was the most distressing symptom in 31% of patients, followed by dyspnea (24%) and weakness/ fatigue (11%). The high prevalence of advanced disease and the demonstrated high symptom burden mandate the initiation and development of culturally sensitive palliative care models, especially hospital-based ones, to relieve the suffering of patients with cancer in Kuwait.

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页码：446 / 449

页数：4

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