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Fatigue-Related Symptom Clusters And Their Relationship With Depression, And Functional Status In Older Adults Hospice Patients With Cancer., Suzan Fouad Abduljawad
Fatigue-Related Symptom Clusters And Their Relationship With Depression, And Functional Status In Older Adults Hospice Patients With Cancer., Suzan Fouad Abduljawad
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The hospice care population with cancer are often older adults who report many cancer-related symptoms experienced often in clusters. Most prevalent of these symptoms is fatigue and often it co-occurs with depressive symptoms and poor physical functioning. This dissertation examined fatigue, symptom clusters, depression, physical activity, and functional status in older adults with cancer. The aims of the literature review were to understand the relationship among physical functioning, cancer fatigue, fatigue-related symptom clusters, and their relationship with functional status In older adults. The literature related to these associations is insufficient and inconclusive. The methods section aimed to investigate the reliability …
Investigating The Mutual Effects Of Depression And Spiritual Well-Being On Quality Of Life In Hospice Patients With Cancer And Family Caregivers Using The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, Li-Ting Huang
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The World Health Organization and the leading hospice organizations have emphasized the inclusion of family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer into end-of-life care, as these two dyad members may spiritually and emotionally influence each other. Given that depression and spiritual needs, which are prominent in these pairs, may impair quality of life (QOL) of hospice dyads, examining mutuality within dyads is imperative to develop a more accurate model that includes family caregivers. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to elucidate the importance of mutual effects within hospice dyads by examining the contribution of depression and unmet spiritual needs …