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Zhang Y, Liu L, Chen L, He L, Shi M, Chen H. Investigation of core symptoms and symptom clusters in maintenance hemodialysis patients: A network analysis. J Nurs Scholarsh 2024. [PMID: 38741291 DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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PURPOSE To construct a symptom network of maintenance hemodialysis patients and identify the core symptoms and core symptom clusters. Finally, this study provides a reference for accurate symptom management. DESIGN AND METHOD A correlational cross-sectional design. A total of 368 patients who underwent maintenance hemodialysis were enrolled from two hemodialysis centers in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. A symptom network was constructed with the R coding language to analyze the centrality index. Symptom clusters were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, and core symptom clusters were preliminarily determined according to the centrality index of the symptom network. FINDINGS The most common symptoms in maintenance hemodialysis patients were fatigue, dry skin, and pruritus. In the symptom network, headache had the highest mediation centrality (rB = 2.789) and closeness centrality (rC = 2.218) and the greatest intensity of numbness or tingling in the feet (rS = 1.952). A total of six symptom clusters were extracted, including pain and discomfort symptom clusters, emotional symptom clusters, gastrointestinal symptom clusters, sleep disorder symptom clusters, dry symptom clusters, and sexual dysfunction symptom clusters. The cumulative variance contribution rate was 69.269%. CONCLUSIONS Fatigue, dry skin, and pruritus are the sentinel symptoms of maintenance hemodialysis patients, headache is the core symptom and bridge symptom, and pain symptom clusters are the core symptom clusters of MHD patients. Nurses can develop interventions based on core symptoms and symptom clusters to improve the effectiveness of symptom management in maintenance hemodialysis patients. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Understanding the core symptoms and symptom groups that plague maintenance hemodialysis patients is critical to providing accurate symptom management. To ensure that maintenance hemodialysis patients receive effective support during treatment, reduce the adverse effects of symptoms, and improve the quality of life of patients.
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- Yingjun Zhang
- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Chen F, Niu J, Wang M, Zhu H, Guo Z. Re-evaluating the risk factors for radiation pneumonitis in the era of immunotherapy. J Transl Med 2023; 21:368. [PMID: 37287014 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04212-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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As one of the common complications of radiotherapy, radiation pneumonia (RP) limits the prognosis of patients. Therefore, better identifying the high-risk factors that lead to RP is essential to effectively prevent its occurrence. However, as lung cancer treatment modalities are being replaced and the era of immunotherapy has arrived, literature that reviews the parameters and mode of radiotherapy, chemotherapy drugs, targeted drugs and current hot immune checkpoint inhibitors related to RP is lacking. This paper summarizes the risk factors for radiation pneumonia by retrieving and analysing previously published literature and the results of large clinical trials. The literature primarily included retrospective analyses, including clinical trials in different periods and a part of the literature review. A systematic literature search of Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, and Clinicaltrials.gov was performed for relevant publications up to 6 Dec. 2022. Search keywords include, but are not limited to, "radiation pneumonia", "pneumonia", "risk factors", "immunotherapy", etc. The factors related to RP in this paper include physical parameters of radiotherapy, including V5, V20, and MLD; chemoradiotherapy mode and chemotherapy drugs, including paclitaxel and gemcitabine; EGFR-TKI; ALK inhibitors; antiangiogenic drugs; immune drugs and the underlying disease of the patient. We also introduce the possible mechanism of RP. In the future, we hope that this article not only sounds the alarm for clinicians but also helps to identify a method that can effectively intervene and reduce the occurrence of RP, significantly improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients, and more effectively improve the therapeutic effect of radiation therapy.
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- Feihu Chen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
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Zhou M, Gu X, Cheng K, Wang Y, Zhang N. Exploration of symptom clusters during hemodialysis and symptom network analysis of older maintenance hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol 2023; 24:115. [PMID: 37106315 PMCID: PMC10132956 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-023-03176-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Symptom networks can provide empirical evidence for the development of personalized and precise symptom management strategies. However, few studies have established networks of symptoms experienced by older patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Our goal was to examine the type of symptom clusters of older maintenance hemodialysis patients during dialysis and construct a symptom network to understand the symptom characteristics of this population. METHODS The modified Dialysis Symptom Index was used for a cross-sectional survey. Network analysis was used to analyze the symptom network and node characteristics, and factor analysis was used to examine symptom clusters. RESULTS A total of 167 participants were included in this study. The participants included 111 men and 56 women with a mean age of 70.05 ± 7.40. The symptom burdens with the highest scores were dry skin, dry mouth, itching, and trouble staying asleep. Five symptom clusters were obtained from exploratory factor analysis, of which the clusters with the most severe symptom burdens were the gastrointestinal discomfort symptom cluster, sleep disorder symptom cluster, skin discomfort symptom cluster, and mood symptom cluster. Based on centrality markers, it could be seen that feeling nervous and trouble staying asleep had the highest strength, and feeling nervous and feeling irritable had the highest closeness and betweenness. CONCLUSIONS Hemodialysis patients have a severe symptom burden and multiple symptom clusters. Dry skin, itching, and dry mouth are sentinel symptoms in the network model; feeling nervous and trouble staying asleep are core symptoms of patients; feeling nervous and feeling irritable are bridge symptoms in this symptom network model. Clinical staff can formulate precise and efficient symptom management protocols for patients by using the synergistic effects of symptoms in the symptom clusters based on sentinel symptoms, core symptoms, and bridge symptoms.
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- Mingyao Zhou
- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.1200 Cailun Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.1200 Cailun Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.1200 Cailun Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.1200 Cailun Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Hemodialysis Room, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, No.600 Yishan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 201306, China
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Bal Ozkaptan B, Aydin Sayilan A, Unver V, Ozen N. The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Shortened Xerostomia Inventory in hemodialysis patients. Ther Apher Dial 2022; 26:797-805. [PMID: 35438251 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.13858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to translate, linguistically validate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Shortened Xerostomia Inventory (SXI) among Turkish patients undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS The study was conducted with 81 chronic hemodialysis patients in the hemodialysis units of two state hospitals between June and August 2020. Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA) were implemented to test the construct validity. In addition, the test-retest method was performed to test the reliability and consistency of the scale over time. RESULTS A total of 81 patients participated in the study. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of SXI was 0.788. The mean values for the test was 12.84±6.78 and re-test scores was 11.03±6.88. ICC value calculated as 0.992 and accordingly a statistically significant relationship between the test and retest scores (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that the SXI is a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish hemodialysis patients.
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- Bilge Bal Ozkaptan
- Sinop University Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Sinop, Turkey
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- Kırklareli University Faculty of Health Science, Nursing Department, Kırklareli, Turkey
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- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Demiroglu Bilim University Florence Nightingale Hospital School of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey
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