Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue among Jordanian Cancer Patients: What are the Contributing Factors?
محل انتشار: مجله سرطان خاورمیانه، دوره: 5، شماره: 2
سال انتشار: 1393
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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JR_MISJ-5-2_004
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Background: The purposes of this study were to examine the impact of chemotherapy treatment on Jordanian cancer patients’ fatigue and to correlate their fatigue with selected sociodemographic variables at the beginning of treatment and after four weeks of treatment. Methods: This was a single group quasi-experimental correlational design study that enrolled ۴۳ patients diagnosed with cancer who required chemotherapy treatment. Fatigue was measured according to the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) before starting chemotherapy treatment and after four weeks of receiving the first dose of chemotherapy. Data were collected over a period of four weeks and analyzed with descriptive statistics, the paired-sample t-test, and Pearson product-moment correlation.Results: The study included ۱۷ (۳۹.۵%) males and ۲۶ (۶۰.۵%) females with a mean age of ۴۵.۹۸ years. Most (n=۱۷) were diagnosed with breast cancer. Obesity was present in about ۶۴.۴% of patients. The majority (۴۶%) received an anthracycline-based regimen. There were statistically significant differences between respondents’ total mean scores of fatigue pre-treatment and four weeks following chemotherapy treatment (t= -۲.۳۱, df=۴۲, P<۰.۰۵). In addition, significant differences were found in the scores for behavioral, affective, sensory, and cognitive dimensions subscales (t= -۲.۲۴, -۲.۱۹, - ۲.۴, -۲.۴, df=۴۲, P<۰.۰۵) between pre-treatment and four weeks after receiving the first dose of chemotherapy treatment. We observed a significant negative relationship between fatigue scores and hemoglobin levels (r= -۰.۰۴, P<۰.۰۱).Conclusion: Cancer-related fatigue is common among cancer patients who received chemotherapy and result in substantial adverse physical, behavioral, cognitive and affective consequences for patient. Given the impact of fatigue, treatment options should be routinely considered in the care of patients with cancer.
نویسندگان
Kholoud Abu Obead
Faculty of Nursing , Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Sameer Yaser
King Hussein Cancer Center, Out Patient Clinic, Amman, Jordan
Maysaa Khattab
Faculty of Nursing , Al-Albayt University, Al-Mafraq, Jordan
Faisal Al-badainah
King Hussein Cancer Center, Out Patient Clinic, Amman, Jordan
Laila Saqer
Faculty of Nursing , Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Nehaya Al-dosouqi
King Hussein Cancer Center, Out Patient Clinic, Amman, Jordan