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Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue

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Barsevick, Andrea M., Newhall, Tracey, Brown, Susan·2008·Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Guidelines for the management of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) emphasize evidence-based strategies for reducing this common symptom in patients with cancer. Exercise has the largest body of data supporting its benefits in reducing CRF. Patient education and counseling also are considered integral to effective CRF management. Additional interventions can be pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic, although a combination of approaches may be employed. Several factors known to be associated with CRF may be particularly amenable to treatment.

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  • Primary way to overcome fatigue is energy management.

    “The primary way to overcome fatigue is energy management.”

    From Empowerment in the treatment of fatigue in breast cancer patients (2021) · cites this paper as [53]

    The Education section describes energy conservation and activity management as strategies for coping with cancer-related fatigue and says patients benefited from learning energy conservation. But the Summary identifies several effective strategies and says the most convincing evidence for reducing fatigue is for physical exercise; it does not call energy management the primary way to overcome fatigue. Page numbers are not supplied in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Exercise carried out by cancer survivors is the most useful form of activity in resolving fatigue, followed by education and counseling.

    “Through several studies, it was made clear that exercise carried out by cancer survivors was the most useful form of activity in resolving fatigue, followed by education and counseling [53, 54].”

    From Empowerment in the treatment of fatigue in breast cancer patients (2021) · cites this paper as [53]

    The Exercise section says strong evidence supports exercise for reducing cancer-related fatigue, and the Summary calls its evidence the most convincing. The Education section also supports education and counseling as fatigue-management strategies. The paper does not rank education and counseling as the next most useful interventions after exercise. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Empowerment is desired and needed by survivors for reasons: independent and valued, knowledge/information, psychosocial behavior skills, support from community/family/friends, notion they are useful.

    “As part of the process of achieving the goal, the concept of empowerment is something that is desired and needed by survivors for several reasons, namely empowerment to make survivors (1) independent and valued, (2) have knowledge/information, (3) have psychosocial behavior skills, (4) get support from their community, family and friends, and (5) have the notion that they are useful [53].”

    From Empowerment in the treatment of fatigue in breast cancer patients (2021) · cites this paper as [53]

    The Education section (page not available) recommends information and coping-skills training to help cancer patients manage fatigue, which overlaps with two items in the cited list. It does not discuss survivors’ desire for empowerment or say that empowerment makes them independent, valued, supported by others, or useful. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  1. [3]Mitchell S Beck S Hood L Moore K Tanner E 2007 Fatigue. Oncology Nursing Society PEP Cards Retrieved August 20, 2007, from: http://www.ons.org/outcomes/PEPcard/pdf/FATIGUE-PEPCard.pdf 17441401
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Authors
Barsevick, A. M., Newhall, T., & Brown, S.
Affiliations
Fox Chase Cancer Center (US)
Venue
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Published
2008-01-01
Volume
12
Issue
0
Pages
21-25
ISSN
  • 1092-1095 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-067X
OpenAlex
W1989302140
Cited by
39
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical journal of oncology nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR004573)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Keywords
cancer-related fatigue, fatigue management, physical activity, patient education, counseling, pharmacological interventions, non-pharmacological treatment, symptom management, cancer patients
MeSH terms
Fatigue, Humans, Neoplasms, Evidence-Based Medicine

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