Patient-physician communication about cancer-related fatigue: a survey of patient-perceived barriers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cancer-related fatigue is a subjective, distressing, and common sequela of cancer which is often disregarded and underdiagnosed. Fatigue is assessed by self-report requiring communication between patient and physician. In this study, we investigated the patients' perspective on the patient-physician communication about fatigue.

Methods

On average five months after diagnosis 1179 cancer patients, recruited in Germany, completed a survey as part of the LIFT project. The survey included questions on sociodemographic data, fatigue, depression, fatigue management, patient-physician communication, and communication barriers. Data were analyzed descriptively and using logistic regression analyses.

Results

Half of the participants reported that their physician had nev

SUBMITTER: Milzer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10810981 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature