Identifying Core Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients with Different Chemotherapy Phases Using Network Analysis: A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Study
The core symptoms that need to be targeted for intervention in various chemotherapy stages of breast cancer patients differ. Difficulty sleeping and depression should be addressed at T0; decreased appetite and pain were the core symptoms at T1; and fatigue was the most central symptom at T2 and T3 and should be controlled as a priority.
Authors
- Wenting Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-9759)
- Xianying Lu
- Dingxi Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0694-9797)
- Ran Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-6184)
- Huan Chen
- Xinyu Chen
- Jing Gao
- Jiali He
- Chaoming Hou
Institutions
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Patient Preference and Adherence
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ppa.s568080
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu University
- Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland