Age differences in fatigue, decrements in energy, and sleep disturbance in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The number of older adults with cancer is increasing. Given the limited amount of research and the inconsistent findings regarding age differences in common physical symptoms associated with cancer and its treatments, the purposes of this study, in a sample of oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy (CTX), were to evaluate for age differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as in occurrence rates of and severity ratings for fatigue, decrements in energy, and sleep disturbance. In addition, using regression analysis techniques, within and across age groups, demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the severity of each symptom were evaluated.

Methods

Patients (n = 1343) were dichotomized into younger (<65 years) and older (≥65

SUBMITTER: Bischel LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4968953 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature