Development and evaluation of a cancer-related fatigue patient education program: protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and its impact on patients' quality of life has been an increasing subject of research. However, in Germany there is a lack of evidence-based interventions consistent with the multidimensional character of fatigue. The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a self-management program for disease-free cancer patients to cope with CRF.

Methods

Based on evidence extracted from a literature review, a curriculum for the self-management program was elaborated. The curriculum was reviewed and validated by an interdisciplinary expert group and the training-modules will be pretested with a small number of participants and discussed in terms of feasibility and acceptance.To determine the efficacy of the program a randomised controlled

SUBMITTER: Stuhldreher N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2491613 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature