著者

北田 徳昭 関戸 聡子 小林 睦 渡 雅克 折山 毅 黒田 和夫

出版者

一般社団法人日本医療薬学会

雑誌

医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, no.3, pp.275-281, 2001-06-10 (Released:2011-03-04)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

2 2

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In the present study, we implemented the self-monitoring of side effects in surgical outpatients with breast cancer to improve their quality of life (QOL). Self-monitoring of side effects was carried out by entering the early symptoms (myelosuppression and gastrointestinal failures) on a specially prepared side effect checking-sheet.Six outpatients participated in this study. The chemotherapeutic regimens consisted of cyclophosphamide, adriamycin and 5-fluorouracil, i.e. CAF therapy.In these patients, a mild myelosuppression was seen after the completion of half of each protocol (from approximately day 8 to 14). However, there was no relationship between the early symptoms of myelosuppression (“fever”, “general fatigue” and “throat pain” score) and the number of leucocytes. On the other hand, the self-monitoring of side effects showed a better influence on the subjective score for the symptoms of gastrointestinal failures (i.e. “nausea”).In the present study, the self-monitoring of side effects in outpatients with breast cancer was thus suggested to be a useful tool for improving the patient's QOL.