Symptom perception and functioning in patients with advanced cancer

Eun Joo Yang, Keun Seok Lee, Myong Cheol Lim, Ji Yeon Baek, Ji-Youn Han, Eun-Seung Yu and Seung Hyun Chung

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: Purpose: To explore how symptom perception affects functioning in patients with advanced cancer. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional observational study of 459 advanced cancer patients at the national cancer center. Functioning was assessed using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) II, and symptoms were evaluated using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to develop a structural model based on different symptom perceptions, such as somatic sensation and experienced symptoms. Results: The structural model of disability revealed a significant direct pathway involving somatic sensation (β = 16.11, p

Date: 2021
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