Occurrence of symptom clusters.

@article{citeulike:1388669, abstract = {Although concurrent symptoms are frequently reported in clinical practice, symptom management research has not reflected this reality. Concurrent, related symptoms, i.e., symptom clusters, are possibly the next generation of work to be done in the area of symptom management. It has been suggested that certain clusters of symptoms may have a synergistic effect on future patient outcomes, and may predict morbidity. The overall goal of this article is to present initial research in the area, along with strategies for development of the concept of symptom clusters. In addition, a working definition of symptom clusters is offered, as well as current issues with the concept and suggestions for future research.}, address = {Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0610, USA. marylin.dodd@nursing.ucsf.edu}, author = {Dodd, M. J. and Miaskowski, C. and Lee, K. A. }, citeulike-article-id = {1388669}, issn = {1052-6773}, journal = {J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr}, keywords = {symptom\_clusters}, number = {32}, pages = {76--78}, posted-at = {2007-06-14 00:24:18}, priority = {3}, title = {Occurrence of symptom clusters.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15263044}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1388669 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1388669 TI - Occurrence of symptom clusters. JF - J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr IS - 32 SP - 76 EP - 78 AD - Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0610, USA. marylin.dodd@nursing.ucsf.edu SN - 1052-6773 N2 - Although concurrent symptoms are frequently reported in clinical practice, symptom management research has not reflected this reality. Concurrent, related symptoms, i.e., symptom clusters, are possibly the next generation of work to be done in the area of symptom management. It has been suggested that certain clusters of symptoms may have a synergistic effect on future patient outcomes, and may predict morbidity. The overall goal of this article is to present initial research in the area, along with strategies for development of the concept of symptom clusters. In addition, a working definition of symptom clusters is offered, as well as current issues with the concept and suggestions for future research. KW - symptom_clusters AU - Dodd, MJ AU - Miaskowski, C AU - Lee, KA PY - 2004/// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15263044 ER -