Research Article
Evaluation of Quality of Life and Care Needs of Turkish Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Table 2
Symptoms experienced during treatment of patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (
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| Symptoms experienced during treatment | Always | Mostly | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | % | % | % | % | % |
| Hair loss | 43 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 7 | Weight loss | 29 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 13 | Constipation | 7 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 32 | Diarrhea | 12 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 26 | Loss of taste | 37 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Headache | 13 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 31 | Dizziness | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 47 | Itching | 10 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 44 | Leg pain | 26 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 24 | Myalgia | 19 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 31 | Bone pain | 23 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 36 | Sleep disorder | 27 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 22 | Difficulty in concentrating | 28 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 33 | Decrease in sexual functions | 59 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | Loss of appetite/anorexia | 33 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Nausea, vomiting | 17 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 18 |
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