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Symptom Clusters, Associated Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Structural Equation Modelling Analysis

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Aims and objectives: To identify symptom clusters and develop a symptom cluster model among people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Background: The examination of symptom clusters in COPD patients is an emerging field of scientific inquiry directed towards symptom management. However, no studies have modelled the relationships among symptom clusters, associated factors and health-related quality of life. Design: A cross-sectional design with convenience sampling follo...

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Date created

2022-01-30

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Fei, F / Siegert, RJ / Zhang, X / Gao, W / Koffman, J

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https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/16374

Related subjects

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / health-related quality of life / structural equation modelling / symptom assessment / symptom cluster / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Nursing / COPD PREVALENCE / FUNCTIONAL STATUS / LUNG-FUNCTION / BURDEN / DEPRESSION / MANAGEMENT / CANCER / COMORBIDITIES / MORTALITY / WOMEN / 4203 Health Services and Systems / 4205 Nursing / 42 Health Sciences / Clinical Research / Lung / Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / 7.3 Management and decision making / 7 Management of diseases and conditions / Respiratory / 3 Good Health and Well Being / 1110 Nursing / 1117 Public Health and Health Services / 1701 Psychology / 4203 Health services and systems / Humans / Female / Male / Quality of Life / Syndrome / Cross-Sectional Studies / Latent Class Analysis / Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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