Swedish nurses' estimation of fatigue as a symptom in cancer patients - report on a questionnaire
Autor: | Agneta Paulson, Karin Magnusson, Christina Leitner, Catharina Palmblad, Elisabeth Karlsson |
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Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Sweden
Estimation Response rate (survey) medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel business.industry Oncology Nursing Cancer Chronic fatigue medicine.disease Nursing Evaluation Research Oncology Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Physical therapy Nursing Interventions Classification Humans Nursing Staff business Fatigue Nursing Assessment |
Zdroj: | European Journal of Cancer Care. 6:186-191 |
ISSN: | 1365-2354 0961-5423 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00024.x |
Popis: | Many studies show that chronic fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom related to cancer and its treatment. In order to evaluate the problem in Sweden, a questionnaire was mailed to 442 registered nurses in the autumn of 1995 with the aim of determining cancer nurses' views of the nature and causes of cancer-related fatigue and which, if any, nursing interventions they employed in the management of this problem. The response rate was 49%. The responses showed that these nurses regarded fatigue as the most common symptom in cancer patients, but there were few established nursing interventions. Also, nurses wanted further education and tools for evaluation of fatigue, its causes and treatment. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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