European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
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Multiple symptoms can have a negative impact on quality of life (QoL), but there is little information about the impact of multiple symptoms on QoL of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) during outpatient chemotherapy. Therefore, the purpose was to assess the physical and mental QoL in CRC patients over six months of chemotherapy, to evaluate the association of QoL with the presence of multiple symptoms, and to determine which demographic and clinical characteristics are associated with physical and mental QoL scores. ⋯ Impaired QoL was associated with symptoms in CRC outpatients. This information about the symptoms and characteristics associated with worse QoL during chemotherapy may help clinicians identify and inform at-risk patients.
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The simple diet self-assessment tool (SDSAT) is a simple instrument for estimating the cancer patients' dietary intake. This study aimed to evaluate its reliability and validity among head and neck (HNC) cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT). ⋯ The SDSAT demonstrated favorable reliability and validity. It is appropriate for estimation of dietary intake among HNC patients.