F 08 Identifying Symptom Clusters in Chronic Illness

Friday, 20 July 2018: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM
Summary: This symposium explores symptom clusters in diverse chronic illnesses, in hopes that this knowledge of the patient symptom experience may inform nursing research and clinical practice that improves quality of life, morbidity and mortality.
Moderators:  Carol Reid, PhD, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Symposium Organizers:  Maya Nicole Clark-Cutaia, PhD, ACNP-BC, RN, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
Symptom Clusters in Hemodialysis

Maya Nicole Clark-Cutaia, PhD, ACNP-BC, RN
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA



Symptoms in Heart Failure

Ylenia Quiaoit, ACNP-BC, RN
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA



Latent Class Analysis of Lymphedema Symptoms and Phenotypic Characterization

Mei R. Fu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA



Prevailing Symptom Clusters in Advanced Stage, Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN
Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA