Survey of Patient-Reported Outcomes on the Side Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy and Construction of a System Construction for the Effective Use of Information

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26861914
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: Kitamura Yuko 静岡県立静岡がんセンター(研究所), その他部局等, 研究員 (10364035)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: がん看護学 / がん薬物療法 / 副作用症状

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed evaluation criteria for patient-reported outcomes on the side effects of cancer chemotherapy, and made these criteria available to patients. We examined the usefulness of these criteria in common clinical practice and developed check sheets of side effects for each chemotherapy regimen. A patient evaluated the side effects (approximately 10 items) into four grades of criteria (Grade 0 to 3) with a mark sheet.
We planned a survey to collect data from and interview outpatients who had undergone chemotherapy. We interviewed 20 patients, of whom 85 percent answered that the check sheet was useful.
We created the evaluation criteria and check sheets based on the opinion of patients and medical staff. The provision of information using data from a storage and analysis system for side effects can be useful for cancer patients and their families. This system will be introduced in March 2018.

Free Research Field

がん看護学