Age- and sex-standardised prevalence rates of fatigue in a large hospital-based sample of cancer patients

BACKGROUND: The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine age- and sex-standardised prevalence rates of cancer-related fatigue in different groups of patients. METHODS: This was a prospective study in a cohort of N=1494 cancer patients investigating fatigue at three time points t1–t3 (t1: admi...

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Autores principales: Singer, S, Kuhnt, S, Zwerenz, R, Eckert, K, Hofmeister, D, Dietz, A, Giesinger, J, Hauss, J, Papsdorf, K, Briest, S, Brown, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21750551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2011.251
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine age- and sex-standardised prevalence rates of cancer-related fatigue in different groups of patients. METHODS: This was a prospective study in a cohort of N=1494 cancer patients investigating fatigue at three time points t1–t3 (t1: admission to hospital, t2: discharge, t3: half a year after t1). Fatigue was measured with the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. Age- and sex-adjusted norms were derived from a representative community sample of N=2037, using a cutoff at the 75th percentile. RESULTS: At admission to the hospital, 32% of the patients were classified as fatigued. At discharge, the overall prevalence rate was 40%, and at half a year after t1, prevalence was 34%. Fatigue prevalence rates differed according to tumour stage, site, age, and sex of the patients. CONCLUSION: The prevalence rates provided by this study can be used for the planning of research and clinical routine.

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