Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 20-30, February 2006

Symptom Correlates in the Gero-Oncology Population

College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

Objectives

To review recently published studies that describe the presence of selected cancer-related symptoms and relationships between them in the gero-oncology population.

Data Sources

Research studies, review articles, and government documents.

Conclusion

Cancer-related symptoms have been studied for over two decades, yet little is known about the functional effects of age on the disease experience.

Implications for Nursing Practice

Nurses are encouraged to consider symptoms related to other chronic illnesses that contribute to an older person’s daily living when planning oncology nursing care.

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 Supported in part by scholarships in cancer nursing DSCN-03-204-01, DSCN-03-204-03 (A.R.), and DSCN-03-200-01 (C.L.) from the American Cancer Society and by the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Scholarship program grant no. 04-115.

PII: S0749-2081(05)00115-4

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2005.10.004

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 20-30, February 2006

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