老年恶性肿瘤患者癌因性疲乏与其临床症状的相关性

Correlation Analysis on Cancer-related Fatigue and Clinical Symptoms in the Elderly Patients with Malignant Tumors

目的探讨老年恶性肿瘤患者癌因性疲乏的发生与临床症状的关系。方法采用横断面研究法,应用记忆症状评估简表(memorial symptom assessment scale-short form,MSAS-SF)及Piper疲乏量表(Piper fatigue scale,PFS)对500名住院老年恶性肿瘤患者进行调查。结果疼痛、食欲减退、便秘、体重下降、昏昏欲睡、咳嗽、排尿不适、气急或呼吸困难、头昏、感觉悲伤、焦虑、感觉紧张是老年恶性肿瘤患者发生癌因性疲乏的危险因素。结论老年恶性肿瘤患者发生癌因性疲乏与临床症状有关。

Objective To explore the correlation between cancer related-fatigue and clinical symptoms in the elderly patients with malignant tumors. Methods A cross-sectional design survey was applied to this study. The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form and Piper Fatigue Scale were used to investigate 500 elderly inpatients with malignant tumors. Results Pain,lack of appetite,constipation, weight loss, feeling drowsy, cough, problems with urination, shortness of breath, dizziness, feeling sad ,worrying and feeling nervous were the risk factors of cancer related- fatigue in elderly patients with malignant tumors. Conclusion There is a correlation between the clinical symptoms and cancer related-fatigue of elderly patients with malignant tumors.