Managing cancer-related fatigue in palliative care.
Cancer-related fatigue is the most frequently experienced symptom in palliative care patients suffering from cancer, and has a profound effect on their quality of life. This article explores the current literature relating to the assessment and management of this complex and distressing symptom in patients with advanced cancer.
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Severn Hospice, Shrewsbury.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015984:Causality; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life