European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
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Comparative Study
Symptom prevalence and changes of symptoms over ten days in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer: a descriptive study.
This prospective study described symptom prevalence and changes of symptoms over ten days in patients with advanced cancer admitted to two Swiss tertiary care hospitals because of symptoms, deterioration of health status, or complications. ⋯ High symptom prevalence at admission, identification of areas in symptom management with the potential for improvement, and wide variability in symptom prevalence among patients call for comprehensive symptom assessment and individual treatment, especially in patients with a worsening health status.