Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7515346 | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Five groups of symptoms were identified. Three patient groups were identified which reported different levels of functionality and experiencing life as meaningful. Healthcare professionals should be triggered to detect symptom clusters and be alert to the presence of the other symptoms in the cluster when identifying one symptom. They should also be alert to patients with a geriatric risk profile because of their higher risk of experiencing physical and psychological symptoms and the influence these symptoms have on being functionally dependent and experiencing life as not meaningful.
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Authors
Aurélie Van Lancker, Dimitri Beeckman, Sofie Verhaeghe, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Ann Van Hecke,