TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of cancer-related fatigue among Jordanian patients
T2 - A cross-sectional survey
AU - Abu-Taha, Osama Mohammad
AU - Al Qadire, Mohammad Ibrahim
AU - Maharmeh, Mahmoud
AU - Alyami, Mansour Saleh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 Association for Vascular Access.
PY - 2020/1/23
Y1 - 2020/1/23
N2 - Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is considered to be one of the most common symptoms reported by cancer patients. However, little information is available regarding the variables associated with CRF among Jordanian patients. Aims: To assess the prevalence of CRF and explore its predictors among Jordanian patients. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used. Findings: Of the 240 patients surveyed, 210 (87.5%) had fatigue at the time of the survey. The total mean fatigue score was 6.2 (SD=1.7) out of a maximum possible score of 10. The results also showed that being unemployed, with longer hospitalisation, low haemoglobin, and having lung cancer seem to predict higher levels of CRF. Conclusion: Several variables and factors associated with CRF were identified. In response to these results, healthcare providers should pay more attention to CRF, which needs to be assessed on a regular basis and to be managed with the available pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
AB - Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is considered to be one of the most common symptoms reported by cancer patients. However, little information is available regarding the variables associated with CRF among Jordanian patients. Aims: To assess the prevalence of CRF and explore its predictors among Jordanian patients. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used. Findings: Of the 240 patients surveyed, 210 (87.5%) had fatigue at the time of the survey. The total mean fatigue score was 6.2 (SD=1.7) out of a maximum possible score of 10. The results also showed that being unemployed, with longer hospitalisation, low haemoglobin, and having lung cancer seem to predict higher levels of CRF. Conclusion: Several variables and factors associated with CRF were identified. In response to these results, healthcare providers should pay more attention to CRF, which needs to be assessed on a regular basis and to be managed with the available pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
KW - Cancer
KW - Cancer-related fatigue
KW - Fatigue
KW - Jordan
KW - Oncology
KW - Palliative care
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U2 - 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.2.111
DO - 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.2.111
M3 - Article
C2 - 31972112
AN - SCOPUS:85078286643
SN - 0966-0461
VL - 29
SP - 111
EP - 117
JO - British Journal of Nursing
JF - British Journal of Nursing
IS - 2
ER -