European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
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Comparative Study
A comparative descriptive study examining the perceptions of cancer patients, family caregivers, and nurses on patient symptom severity in Turkey.
Perform a comparative descriptive study that aims to describe the symptom severity of patients receiving chemotherapy and to compare patient self-reports of symptom severity with inferences made by nurses and family caregivers. ⋯ Perceptions of formal or informal caregivers about symptoms in patients with cancer will help clinicians to develop strategies or approaches to improve the caregiver symptom assessment.