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Commentary on: Karlsson K, Olsson C, Erlandsson A, et al. Exploring symptom clusters and their measurements in patients with lung cancer: a scoping review for practice and research. Oncol Nurs Forum 2023;50(6):783–815.
Implications for practice and research
Detailed symptom assessments considering intensity, timing and distress levels should be conducted to create patient-specific treatment plans and enhance personalised care.
Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological and social support interventions and the cultural adaptation of symptom assessment tools to improve patients’ psychosocial well-being.
Context
Lung cancer stands as the foremost contributor to global cancer mortality, impacting individuals of all genders.1 Patients with cancer frequently endure a spectrum of symptoms, several of which persist without adequate relief.2 Dodd et al coined the term ‘symptom clusters’ to describe this phenomenon.3 The combination (cluster) of symptoms in patients with lung cancer, the factors that influence these symptoms and how having multiple symptoms affects peoples’ abilities to function requires more investigation.
Methods
In their study, Karlsson et al4 employed a scoping review methodology to map …
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Competing interests None declared.
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