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Table 1 shows factors
that appear to be related to the ANV occurrence.
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1: Patient characteristics associated with the development
of anticipatory nausea and vomiting
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Age less than 50
- Nausea/vomiting
after last chemotherapy session
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Susceptibility to motion sickness
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Expectations of posttreatment nausea
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Anxiety (both state and trait)
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Hostility or depression
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Generalized weakness, sweating, or feeling warm all
over after last chemotherapy session
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* Source: (Montgomery
et al., 1998; Morrow,
1989; Roscoe
et al., 2000)
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Research suggests that
development of ANV involves the elements of classic conditioning.
Classical conditioning is also known as Pavlovian conditioning
after the Russian scientist who was able to induce dogs to salivate
at the sound of a bell that had been repeatedly paired with the
ingestion of food. This paradigm applies to chemotherapy in a similar
way.
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