Fatigue Self-Management Behaviors in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Survey
Raymond Javan Chan, RN, PhD, BN, MAppSc, FACN; Patsy Yates, RN, PhD, BA, DipAppSc, MSocSc, FACN, FAAN; and Alexandra L. McCarthy, RN, PhD
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.762-771
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the fatigue self-management behaviors and factors associated with effectiveness of these behaviors in patients with advanced cancer.
Design: Prospective longitudinal interviewer-administered survey.
Setting: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Queensland, Australia.
Sample: 152 outpatients with metastatic breast, lung, colorectal, and prostate cancer experiencing fatigue were recruited.