Oral symptom assessment tools in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review.
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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Oral symptoms are common in patients with advanced cancer. The aim of this scoping review was to identify oral symptom assessment tools that have been specifically utilised in patients with "advanced cancer".Methods
The review was conducted/reported according to international guidelines for undertaking scoping reviews. PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL were searched for articles involving adult patients with advanced cancer, which involved assessment of ≥ 2 oral symptoms, and which involved patients with > 1 type of cancer.Results
The review identified four validated symptom assessment scales, including one cancer-specific quality of life scale (EORTC QLQ OH-15), one generic tool for assessing the "social impact" of specific oral problems (OHIP), one cancer-specific generic symptom assessment scale (MSAS), and one cancer-specific oral symptom assessment scale (OSAS).Conclusion
Symptom assessment tools can facilitate good symptom control in clinical practice, and are an integral component of clinical research. The review identified four validated symptom assessment scales that could be utilised to assess oral symptoms in patients with advanced cancer.
SUBMITTER: Cleary N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9385820 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
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Oral symptom assessment tools in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review.
Cleary Niamh N Mulkerrin Olivia Munnelly OM Davies Andrew A
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 20220603 9
<h4>Purpose</h4>Oral symptoms are common in patients with advanced cancer. The aim of this scoping review was to identify oral symptom assessment tools that have been specifically utilised in patients with "advanced cancer".<h4>Methods</h4>The review was conducted/reported according to international guidelines for undertaking scoping reviews. PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL were searched for articles involving adult patients with advanced cancer, which involved assessment of ≥ 2 oral symptoms, and wh ...[more]
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