Fatigue-depression-anxiety Symptom During Progression of Patients With Breast Cancer

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Introduction
The critique article is, “Changes in Fatigue, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life after Chemotherapy in Women with Breast Cancer” by Pok-Ja Oh and Jung-Ran Cho. The article was published in the Cancer Nursing journal, Volume 43, Jan/Feb Issue 1, 2020, and can be assessed using the doi number: doi.org/10.1097/ncc.0000000000000689. It outlines a quantitative research study conducted by the authors with the aim of identifying variations and interconnections in the fatigue-depression-anxiety symptom cluster along with quality of life during the progression of cancer car among women diagnosed with breast cancer. The title of the article is appropriate since it succinctly captures the key aspects of the study (identifying the variations and interconnections in the fatigue-depression-anxiety symptom cluster as well as quality of life among women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy).
Abstract
The abstract is specific, representative of the article, and in the correct form: it provides the background of the study, objectives, methods, findings, conclusion, and implications for practice in a brief, clear, and accurate manner. Abstracts are not supposed to exceed 250 words and should contain all essential components of the paper. It is also very clear from the abstract captures what the entire paper entails.
Research Problems
The purpose of the article is made obvious in the introduction including why the study chose to investigate the particular symptom cluster associated with chemotherapy treatment. Identifying the variations and interconnections in the fatigue-depression-anxiety symptom cluster along with quality of life during the progression of cancer car among women diagnosed with breast cancer fills a gap in existing literature by revealing the effect of reducing fatigue on psychological well-being of patients during cancer care progression. The findings of the study are relevant to clinical practice because they can inform treatment strategies aimed at reducing the severity of fatigue-depression-anxiety symptom cluster, thereby enhance the quality of life of patients receiving chemotherapy treatment from before treatment to six months’ follow-up. There is therefore a good fit between the research problem and the paradigm within the study was performed. The research objective is worded appropriately and key concepts, variables, as well as population were specified. There was no need for formal hypotheses because the research question for the quantitative study had no relationship with hypothesis formulation and also because the study was exploratory in nature and did not require hypotheses.
Literature Review/Theoretical Framework
The study did not conduct a literature review of previous studies, and this is its biggest failure. However, it identified a theoretical framework that was consistent with the research objective and research paradigm within which the study was performed. The article described a clear theoretical framework for the study: the research was founded on the HRQOL model whic...