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Patient-nominated Negative Thought and Self Evaluation Changes During and After Grade 4 Episodes of Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia |
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| Patient-nominated Negative Thought and Self Evaluation Changes |
Frequency Per Interview (N = 100) n (%) |
Frequency Per Patient (N = 34) n (%) |
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| Feeling of dread about coming for chemotherapy |
10 (10%) |
9 (27%) |
| Worrying about paying for extra care needed |
9 (9%) |
5 (15%) |
| Feeling useless/helpless, letting people down |
7 (7%) |
6 (18%) |
| Sense of loss of independence |
6 (6%) |
5 (15%) |
| Worrying about being around other sick people |
5 (5%) |
5 (15%) |
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Note: Thirty-four patients completed 100 interviews with each patient contributing between 1 and 4 interviews. To be included in the table, the complaint had to have been nominated within at least 5% of the interviews. | ||
Fortner et al. BMC Nursing 2005 4:4 doi:10.1186/1472-6955-4-4 |
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