Fatigue, mood, and sleep, during intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a pilot case control study

Autor: Heather Jim, Anna Barata, Robert Wenham, Paul Jacobsen
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 20112084
2011-2084
2011-7922
DOI: 10.21500/20112084.694
Popis: The goal of this pilot study was to compare longitudinal changes in fatigue, depressive symptoms, sleep, and activity in women (n = 10) undergoing intraperitoneal (IP) versus intravenous (IV) chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Fatigue and depressive symptoms were assessed via self –report and sleep and activity via wrist actigraphy in the week before and the week after the first infusion. Both groups demonstrated increases in fatigue and depressive symptoms, declines in sleep, reduced daytime activity, and decreased rhythmicity of sleep/activity patterns (p
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