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Subgroups Of Cancer Patients With Unique Pain And Fatigue Experiences During Chemotherapy, Heeju Kim, Patrick S. Malone, Andrea M. Barsevick
Subgroups Of Cancer Patients With Unique Pain And Fatigue Experiences During Chemotherapy, Heeju Kim, Patrick S. Malone, Andrea M. Barsevick
Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers
Context. Some cancer patients experience pain and fatigue, whereas others experience only one of the two symptoms. Yet, it is not clear who experiences these unique patterns and why.
Objectives. This study aimed to identify subgroups of cancer patients with unique pain and fatigue experiences in two different chemotherapy cycles to examine how selected factors influenced subgroup membership and identify how subgroups differed in concurrently measured functional limitation outcome.
Methods. The sample included 276 patients with diverse cancer types from four U.S. sites. To investigate subgroups, latent profile analyses were performed. Multinomial logistic regression and one-way analysis of variance-type analyses …