Symptom Clusters, Fear of Disease Progression and Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Tiantian Yang,
Huili Deng,
Yuru Hu
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Although gastric cancer is one of the most common tumors worldwide, little is known about the symptom clusters, fear of disease progression, and quality of life in this population. The objectives were to identify the symptom clusters, fear of disease progression, and quality of life in gastric cancer patients, to explore the correlation between the symptom clusters, fear of disease progression, and quality of life, and to explore the effects of quality of life.
Methods
Gastric cancer patients were re… Show more
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