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Table 7 Patient-nominated Negative Emotions During and After Grade 4 Episodes of Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia

From: Experiencing neutropenia: Quality of life interviews with adult cancer patients

Patient-nominated Negative Emotions

Frequency Per Interview (N = 100) n (%)

Frequency Per Patient (N = 34) n (%)

Feeling down

21 (21%)

8 (24%)

Feeling irritable and frustrated

12 (12%)

7 (21%)

Crying more than usual

5 (5%)

4 (12%)

Feeling anxious

5 (5%)

5 (15%)

  1. Note: Thirty-four patients completed 100 interviews with each patient contributing between 1 and 4 interviews. To be included in the table, the complaint had to have been nominated within at least 5% of the interviews.