Assessment of malaise in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Autor: KOBASHI-SCHOOT, J. ANS M., HANEWALD, GERRIT J.F.P., DAM, FRITS S.A.M. VAN, BRUNING, PETER F.
Zdroj: Cancer Nursing; December 1985, Vol. 8 Issue: 6 p306-313, 8p
Abstrakt: In order to assess malaise resulting from radiotherapy, a questionnaire was compiled and administered six times to four groups of cancer patients during a 3-week treatment period. The validity of a malaise scale consisting of four items of the questionnaire was confirmed. The symptoms of malaise, as measured, rapidly increased in magnitude during treatment. Specific physical complaints, as measured with a physical fatigue scale, showed an increase only late in the course of treatment.
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