Associations of dyadic appraisal of cancer cachexia symptoms with psychological distress and quality of life in dyads of palliative care patients: a longitudinal mixed-methods study protocol
Findings of this study are expected to advance the emerging science on dyadic symptom management by testing the utility of the theory of Dyadic Illness Management and the Symptom Appraisal Pathway Model, but also to inform the design and content of a theory- and evidence-based CC management intervention to reduce psychological distress and to achieve optimal QOL in CC dyads.
Authors
- Wai Ming Leung
- Tsun-Yee Tsang
- Nancy Hiu Yim Ng
- Deepa Natarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-4028)
- Carmen Wai Lim Leung
- Lloyd L. Y. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8538-950X)
- Huilin Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6117-3832)
- Jack Kit‐Chung Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-9611)
- Kam Hung Wong
- Raymond Lo
Institutions
- Shatin Hospital (CN)
- Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (CN)
- United Christian Hospital (CN)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01689-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49