title: Fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer from the perspective of health professionals.
abstract: to investigate health professionals' knowledge about the concept, assessment and intervention in fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer.
  
  
  
  exploratory study with qualitative approach, with 53 health professionals (10 nurses, 33 assistant nurses, 3 physicians, 3 nutritionists, 2 psychologists and 2 physical therapists). Semi structured interviews were held, which were recorded and analyzed by means of inductive thematic content analysis.
  
  
  
  the data were organized around three themes: knowledge of health professionals about fatigue; identification of fatigue and interventions to relieve fatigue.
  
  
  
  the results indicate the health professionals' limited knowledge about fatigue, as well as the lack of investment in their training and continuing education. Most of all, the lack of research on the theme in the Brazilian context remains a barrier to support improvements in care for this symptom in children and adolescents with cancer.
authors: Master's Student, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Michele Cristina Miyauti da
authors: MC
authors: Silva
authors: Doctoral Student, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Luís Carlos
authors: LC
authors: Lopes
authors: PhD, Associate Professor, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Lucila Castanheira
authors: LC
authors: Nascimento
authors: PhD, Full Professor, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Regina Aparecida Garcia de
authors: RA
authors: Lima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult