Journal article
Symptom clusters in a population-based ambulatory cancer cohort validated using bootstrap methods
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cluster identification has emerged as a priority for symptom research. Variation in statistical approaches has hampered the identification of common clusters that should be targeted for intervention. The purpose of this study was to identify and validate common symptom clusters in a large population-based cohort of ambulatory cancer subjects.
METHODS: This descriptive, factor analysis study used bootstrap methods to derive a stable …
Authors
Howell D; Husain A; Seow H; Liu Y; Kustra R; Atzema C; Dudgeon D; Earle C; Sussman J; Barbera L
Journal
European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 48, No. 16, pp. 3073–3081
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.ejca.2012.04.008
ISSN
0959-8049