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Title: | Cancer Related Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy | Authors: | Charalambous, Andreas Kouta, Christiana |
metadata.dc.contributor.other: | Χαραλάμπους, Ανδρέας Κούτα, Χριστιάνα |
Major Field of Science: | Medical and Health Sciences | Field Category: | Clinical Medicine | Keywords: | Cancer related fatigue;Quality of life;Cancer patients;Cancer Fatigue Scale | Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2016 | Source: | BioMed Research International, 2016, vol. 2016 | Volume: | 2016 | Journal: | BioMed Research International | Abstract: | Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a common and debilitating symptom that can influence quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients. The increase in survival times stresses for a better understanding of how CRF affects patients' QoL. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study with 148 randomly recruited prostate cancer patients aiming to explore CRF and its impact on QoL. Assessments included the Cancer Fatigue Scale, EORTC QLQ-C30, and EORTC QLQ-PR25. Additionally, 15 in-depth structured interviews were performed. Quantitative data were analyzed with simple and multiple regression analysis and independent samples t-test. Qualitative data were analyzed with the use of thematic content analysis. The 66.9% of the patients experienced CRF with higher levels being recorded for the affective subscale. Statistically significant differences were found between the patients reporting CRF and lower levels of QoL (mean = 49.1) and those that did not report fatigue and had higher levels of QoL (mean = 72.1). The interviews emphasized CRF's profound impact on the patients' lives that was reflected on the following themes: "dependency on others," "loss of power over decision making," and "daily living disruption." Cancer related fatigue is a significant problem for patients with advanced prostate cancer and one that affects their QoL in various ways. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9033 | ISSN: | 23146133 | DOI: | 10.1155/2016/3989286 | Rights: | © Hindawi | Type: | Article | Affiliation : | Cyprus University of Technology University of Turku |
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