title: The relationship between learned resourcefulness and cancer-related fatigue in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of learned resourcefulness on fatigue symptoms in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) receiving chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quasi-experimental with repeated measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two large hospitals in Israel.
  
  
  METHODS
  46 patients with NHL.
  
  
  METHODS
  On the first day of a cycle of chemotherapy treatment, participants completed questionnaires assessing fatigue and learned resourcefulness. Fatigue was assessed again after 10 and 21 days.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cancer-related fatigue, learned resourcefulness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fatigue increased 10 days following chemotherapy treatment and returned to pretreatment levels at day 21. Learned resourcefulness correlated negatively with each of the three measurements of fatigue. In addition, a calculated partial correlation showed the specific effect of learned resourcefulness on chemotherapy-related fatigue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings showed a negative correlation between a physiologic variable (fatigue) and a psychological variable (learned resourcefulness), which is related to individual coping ability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses should receive education about learned resourcefulness to potentially help patients with cancer cope with chemotherapy-related fatigue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As learned resourcefulness was negatively correlated with chemotherapy-related fatigue in patients with NHL, having this personality trait may help those patients manage fatigue.
authors: Dina Academic School of Nursing, Rabin Medical Center, Clalit HMO, Petach Tikva, Israel.
authors: Neveen
authors: N
authors: Menshadi
authors: Yoram
authors: Y
authors: Bar-Tal
authors: Sivia
authors: S
authors: Barnoy
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects; D005221:Fatigue / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010551:Personality; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014750:Vincristine / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone