Symptom Management for Cancer Patients: A Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Interventions
Sikorskii A, Given CW, Given B, Jeon S, Decker V, Decker D, Champion V, McCorkle R. Symptom Management for Cancer Patients: A Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Interventions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2007, 34: 253-264. PMID: 17618080, PMCID: PMC2043403, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer patientsCancer patientsSymptom managementIntervention contactsSymptom severityNon-lung cancer patientsSeverity of symptomsGreater symptom severitySignificant reductionConventional careSevere symptomsMultimodal interventionPatientsSymptom patternsSolid tumorsEight-weekPrior trialsPostintervention observationSeveritySymptomsInteractive interventionChemotherapyInterventionLongitudinal analysisBaseline