Using a Patient-Centered Approach to Identify Symptom Clusters Among Adolescents With Cancer
Conclusions
Latent profile analysis provided a cluster methodology that uncovered hidden profiles from observed symptoms. This made it possible to directly compare the phenotypes of severe profiles between different treatment statuses.
Implications for Practice
The co-occurring 13-item Symptom Distress Scale symptoms found in the severe symptom distress profiles could be used as items in a prespecified severe symptom distress cluster, helping evaluate a patient's risk of developing varying degrees of symptom distress.
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