Patient education for fatigue.
Although fatigue is a frequent complaint of patients undergoing cancer treatment, specific self-care activities are seldom addressed in patient education materials. To fill this void, a patient education tool was developed, with a special emphasis on the management of fatigue. Testing is under way with a large population of patients with cancer.
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Medical ICU, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*