Impact of Assessment Tools in Chemotherapy: SNGP3004, Sydney Uni

This report, prepared for the SNGP3004 Clinical Practice Project at the University of Sydney, investigates the impact of assessment tools used in chemotherapy on oncology patients. The study reviews the effects of these tools, considering both short-term and long-term implications, and evaluates their effectiveness based on patient feedback. The report synthesizes findings from multiple research papers, including databases like CINAHL and PsychINFO, focusing on articles published between 2008 and 2018. The analysis includes studies on the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and other data quality assessment tools. The report highlights the importance of critiquing research reports to improve nursing practice and contribute to evidence-based care. The study also touches on concepts like reliability and validity in clinical instruments and explores how to determine the validity and reliability of clinical instruments. The report is based on the course materials provided by the Sydney Nursing School and the University of Sydney.

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Impact of assessment tool of
chemotherapy on Oncology
patients
Presented by
Firstname Lastname
SNGP3004
Assessment 1

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Topic /Problem for
Review
– There are various impacts of the use of
assessment tools in chemotherapy among
patients which might be short term as well as long
lasting and can have long term impacts. Such
effects of the assessment tools are evaluated
among cancer patients.
– The aim of this article is to evaluate the effect of
chemotherapy assessment tools on cancer
patients during their treatment and consider the
effectiveness of the assessment tools based on
the review given by the patients.
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Outcomes of Preliminary Literature
Survey
Databases used: SINAHL, PsychINFO
Keywords: Insomnia, Cancer, Adjuvants, Tolerance,
Geriatric, Chemotherapy, Interventions
Limits to the searches: Articles between the years
2008-2018 has been considered. Articles outside the
range have been excluded.
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Name of Database
n = 1 (Prediction of assessment tool in chemotherapy patients)
n= 1 (Subjective global assessment in oncology patients)
n= 1 (Quality data assessment tool for chemotherapy)
Total number of articles identified by search
strategy
n = 6
Total number of articles retained
after removal of duplicates
n= 3
Search Outcome Flow Diagram – Stage 1
Exclusion Criteria for Title &
Abstract Stage
-Articles published before
2008 have been excluded

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Preliminary Summary of 3
papers
5
Authors Year Research
Design
Population &
Sample Size
Data: Type &
Analysis Process
Major Finding
(relevant to
this review)
Abbott,
Teleni,
McKavanagh,
Watson,
McCarthy, &
Isenring,
201
6
Observation
al, cross
sectional
study
Pateints
receiving
anticancer
treatment
PG-SGA score
assessment
Validity and utility
of the scale is
confirmed.
However
functional capacity
is less in pateints
Hurria,
Mohile,
Gajra, Klepin,
Muss,Chapm
an, & Cohen,
201
6
Validation
studies
Patients > 65
with solid
tumour
Calculation of
risk factor
Successful
validation of
the toxicity in
older patients
de Souza,
Yirenkyi,
Otchere,
Biritwum,
Ameme,
Sackey, &
201
6
Cross
sectional
study
Patients
undergoing
chemotherapy
in healthcare
systems
Data quality
assessment
tools
More than 60
percent of the
data has been
inaccurate
from

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References
Abbott, J., Teleni, L., McKavanagh, D., Watson, J., McCarthy, A. L., & Isenring,
E. (2016). Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-
SGA SF) is a valid screening tool in chemotherapy outpatients. Supportive
care in cancer, 24(9), 3883-3887.
Hurria, A., Mohile, S., Gajra, A., Klepin, H., Muss, H., Chapman, A., ... &
Cohen, H. J. (2016). Validation of a prediction tool for chemotherapy toxicity
in older adults with cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34(20), 2366.
de Souza, D. K., Yirenkyi, E., Otchere, J., Biritwum, N. K., Ameme, D. K.,
Sackey, S., ... & Wilson, M. D. (2016). Assessing lymphatic Filariasis data
quality in endemic communities in Ghana, using the neglected tropical
diseases data quality assessment tool for preventive chemotherapy. PLoS
neglected tropical diseases, 10(3), e0004590.

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