Cancer-related fatigue: benefits of information booklets to improve patients' knowledge and empowerment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate cancer patients' knowledge and attitudes regarding fatigue and the potential benefits and acceptability of a brief information booklet.

Methods

The CARPE DIEM study assessed knowledge and attitudes regarding fatigue in a diverse group of 50 cancer patients before (T0) and about one (T1) and four months (T2) after reading the booklet. At T1, participants additionally rated its usefulness.

Results

At baseline, 37.5% of respondents did not know the term "fatigue" or what it meant. Those who already knew something about fatigue mainly had obtained their information from booklets, books, or articles (63.3%) and/or the internet (46.7%). Overall, knowledge gaps existed, particularly about potential fatigue treatment options and whether fatigue is an in

SUBMITTER: Schmidt ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature