Journal
SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 394-404Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2016.08.005
Keywords
symptom cluster; symptom assessment; symptom management; cancer; children; adolescent
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OBJECTIVE: To report evidence regarding assessment methods and management strategies for symptom clusters among children and adolescents with cancer. DATA SOURCES: Published research and clinical guidelines. CONCLUSION: Although a number of studies have identified multiple co-occurring symptoms in children and adolescents with cancer, only a few have included analyses aimed at identifying symptom clusters. Evidence is limited for symptom cluster management strategies. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Researchers and clinicians need to employ mechanisms that support children and adolescents to: 1) fully express multiple, co-occurring symptoms; 2) identify symptom clusters within specific developmental and diagnostic groups; and 3) develop and evaluate interventions targeting symptom clusters.
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