Nursing management of fatigue in cancer patients and suggestions for clinical practice: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatigue is a complex and frequent symptom in cancer patients, influencing their quality of life, but it is still underestimated and undertreated in clinical practice. The aims of this study were to detect the presence of fatigue in cancer patients, describe how patients and nurses perceived it and how nurses managed fatigue.

Methods

This is a mixed methods study. Data were collected in two oncological wards using the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), an ad hoc questionnaire, patient interviews, focus groups with nurses and the review of nursing records. Interviews and focus groups were analysed through thematic analysis. We used SPSS 22.0 for quantitative data and Nvivo 10 for qualitative data analysis.

Results

A total of 71 questionnaires were analysed (39 ma

SUBMITTER: Tolotti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature