Measurement of symptom distress in women with early-stage breast cancer

Cancer Nursing
Marcia M Boehmke

Abstract

While symptom distress can alter the cancer experience, it is difficult to define and measure. This study's aims were (1) to determine whether the McCorkle Symptom Distress Scale (SDS) or the Rhodes Adapted Symptom Distress Scale (ASDS) was the more accurate measure of symptom distress in women with breast cancer; (2) correlate both scales with a visual analogue scale (VAS) measuring anxiety, a symptom frequently reported clinically; (3) determine tool preference; and (4) establish when during the first cycle of chemotherapy the highest levels of symptom distress were experienced. One hundred twenty women were recruited and measurement of symptom distress (SDS and ASDS) and anxiety (VAS) taken at the start of chemotherapy (Time 1), at the nadir (Time 2), and at the end of the cycle (Time 3). Both instruments were highly correlated and detected change over time; none was correlated with the VAS anxiety scale. Symptom distress scores were generally low, with fatigue, appearance, insomnia, and concentration causing the greatest distress. Other factors like functioning, body image, and menopausal symptoms cited as contributors to symptom distress levels were not measured and could account for low scores and perhaps suggest that sym...Continue Reading

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