also core palliative care skills, as are self-care and prevention of compassion fatigue (see later discussion). Finally, fellows should know when to consult a psychiatrist or palliative care expert. As Von Roenn and Temel 34 recommend, “When the
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Miguel Quirch, Sriman Swarup, Anita Sultan, Wai L. Thein, Zayar M. Oo, Nyein H. Yu, Myo H. Zaw, Donald P. Quick, and Kyaw Z. Thein
.565–1.168; P =.261); neutropenia, 0.956 (95% CI: 0.720–1.268; P =.754); thrombocytopenia, 1.054 (95% CI: 0.450–2.470; P =.904); fatigue, 0.896 (95% CI: 0.761–1.056; P =.192); pyrexia, 1.123 (95% CI: 0.893–1.413; P =.322); and arthralgia, 1.863 (95% CI: 1
Neil M. Schultz, Eleanor O. Caplan, Sam Wilson, Richard Sheer, and Brandon T. Suehs
Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue). Higher scores indicated higher HRQoL on all surveys, except the HDs scale, where higher numbers indicated lower HRQoL (ie, unhealthy days). Pearson correlations with SF-36 and HDs measures and SCA and FACIT-Fatigue were
Jennifer M. Hinkel, Edward C. Li, and Stephen L. Sherman
from the malignancy itself. Anemia not only contributes to cancer-related fatigue and other quality of life (QoL) issues but also affects prognosis. From the operational perspective, a patient with cancer who is also anemic may consume more laboratory
Jamie M. Jacobs, Molly E. Ream, Nicole Pensak, Lauren E. Nisotel, Joel N. Fishbein, James J. MacDonald, Joanne Buzaglo, Inga T. Lennes, Steven A. Safren, William F. Pirl, Jennifer S. Temel, and Joseph A. Greer
-item Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), 22 with higher scores indicating greater perceived support. Fatigue The severity of cancer-related fatigue and its impact on functioning in the past 24 hours was measured using the 10
Crystal S. Denlinger, Jennifer A. Ligibel, Madhuri Are, K. Scott Baker, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Debra L. Friedman, Mindy Goldman, Lee Jones, Allison King, Grace H. Ku, Elizabeth Kvale, Terry S. Langbaum, Kristin Leonardi-Warren, Mary S. McCabe, Michelle Melisko, Jose G. Montoya, Kathi Mooney, Mary Ann Morgan, Javid J. Moslehi, Tracey O'Connor, Linda Overholser, Electra D. Paskett, Muhammad Raza, Karen L. Syrjala, Susan G. Urba, Mark T. Wakabayashi, Phyllis Zee, Nicole R. McMillian, and Deborah A. Freedman-Cass
play an important role in cognitive deficits after chemotherapy treatment. 2 , 5 , 13 , 29 , 30 In addition, fatigue and depression, common in cancer survivors, may negatively influence cognitive function, although several studies have found that
Camilla Zimmermann, Ashley Pope, Breffni Hannon, Monika K. Krzyzanowska, Gary Rodin, Madeline Li, Doris Howell, Jennifer J. Knox, Natasha B. Leighl, Srikala Sridhar, Amit M. Oza, Rebecca Prince, Stephanie Lheureux, Aaron R. Hansen, Anne Rydall, Brittany Chow, Leonie Herx, Christopher M. Booth, Deborah Dudgeon, Neesha Dhani, Geoffrey Liu, Philippe L. Bedard, Jean Mathews, Nadia Swami, and Lisa W. Le
every outpatient visit using the ESAS-r, with targeted EPC referral according to an algorithm based on symptom severity ( Figure 1 ). The ESAS-r assesses the severity of 9 common cancer symptoms (pain, fatigue, drowsiness, nausea, anxiety, depression
Oxana Palesh, Arianna Aldridge-Gerry, Ayhan Ulusakarya, Elisabet Ortiz-Tudela, Lucile Capuron, and Pasquale F. Innominato
. For clinical diagnosis, these difficulties are typically associated with daytime impairment, such as fatigue or excessive sleepiness at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes or more for at least 1 month. Nearly 80% of women undergoing chemotherapy for
Tarek Haykal, Babikir Kheiri, Varun Samji, Yazan Zayed, Ragheed Al-Dulaimi, Inderdeep Gakhal, Areeg Bala, Jason Sotzen, Ahmed Abdalla, and Ghassan Bachuwa
Foundation, Vienna, Austria). Results: We included 8 RCTs, with a total of 4,106 patients. The mean age was 62, with 66.44% males. Any grade AEs were reported in 72% of patients with the following frequencies: fatigue, 44%; diarrhea, 38%; nausea, 31%; hand
Yuan-Yuan Lei, Suzanne C. Ho, Ashley Cheng, Carol Kwok, Chi-Kiu Iris Lee, Ka Li Cheung, Roselle Lee, Herbert H.F. Loong, Yi-Qian He, and Winnie Yeo
-specific HRQoL issues relevant to a broad spectrum of patients with cancer. 30 The QLQ-C30 included a global health and QoL domain, 5 functional domains (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social), 3 symptom domains (fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and pain
