Measuring the Motor Aspect of Cancer-Related Fatigue using a Handheld Dynamometer
| Autor: | Jeniece Regan, Joseph A. Shrader, Sarah Alshawi, Josephine Liwang, Li Rebekah Feng, Alexander Ross, Jamell Joseph, Leorey N. Saligan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent General Chemical Engineering Severity of Illness Index General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Predictive Value of Tests Medicine Humans Medical diagnosis Cancer-related fatigue Fatigue Aged Aged 80 and over Prostatectomy Muscle fatigue Dynamometer General Immunology and Microbiology Hand Strength business.industry General Neuroscience Symptom severity Prostatic Neoplasms Middle Aged Static fatigue Test (assessment) 030104 developmental biology Physical Fatigue 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Physical therapy medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. (156) |
| ISSN: | 1940-087X |
| Popis: | Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is commonly reported by patients both during and after receiving treatment for cancer. Current CRF diagnoses rely on self-report questionnaires which are subject to report and recall biases. Objective measurements using a handheld dynamometer, or handgrip device, have been shown in recent studies to correlate significantly with subjective self-reported fatigue scores. However, variations of both the handgrip fatigue test and fatigue index calculations exist in the literature. The lack of standardized methods limits the utilization of the handgrip fatigue test in the clinical and research settings. In this study, we provide detailed methods for administering the physical fatigue test and calculating the fatigue index. These methods should supplement existing self-reported fatigue questionnaires and help clinicians assess fatigue symptom severity in an objective and quantitative manner. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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