Cancer Related Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Joint Authors
Charalambous, Andreas
Kouta, Christiana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Charalambous, Andreas& Kouta, Christiana. 2016. Cancer Related Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097593
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Charalambous, Andreas& Kouta, Christiana. Cancer Related Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097593
American Medical Association (AMA)
Charalambous, Andreas& Kouta, Christiana. Cancer Related Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097593
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1097593