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Fatigue in Gynecological Cancer Patients During and After Anticancer Treatment

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JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
卷 39, 期 2, 页码 197-210

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.06.011

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Fatigue; neoplasm; gynecological; symptoms; adult

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  1. Northern Ireland Cancer Recognized Research Group

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Context. Research has indicated that individuals with gynecological cancer experience severe fatigue. Objectives. This longitudinal survey aimed to analyze the fatigue experienced over the course of one year by a gynecological cancer population, to determine if the fatigue was more severe than that reported by females without cancer, and to identify variables associated with cancer-related fatigue (CRF). Methods. Data were collected over a 12-month period before, during, and after anticancer treatment. Fatigue was assessed using the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form. Participants with cancer also completed the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Results. Sixty-five cancer patients (mean age = 57.4 years, standard deviation [SD] = 13.9) and 60 control subjects (mean age = 55.4 years, SD = 13.6) participated. Descriptive analysis and repeated measurements modeling indicated that the cancer participants reported worse fatigue than the noncancer individuals before, during, and after anticancer treatment (P < 0.001) and that the level of fatigue in persons with cancer changed with time (P = 0.02). A forward stepwise regression demonstrated that psychological distress level was the only independent predictor of CRF during anticancer treatment (P < 0.00), explaining 44% of the variance in fatigue. After treatment, both psychological distress level (P < 0.00) and physical symptom distress (P = 0.03) were independent predictors of fatigue, accounting for 81% of the variance. Conclusion. Psychological distress level is an important indicator of CRF in gynecological cancer. Interventions focused on the reduction of psychological distress may help alleviate CRF. J Pain Symptom Manage 2010;39:197-210. (C) 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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