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Annunziata, Maria Antonietta; Muzzatti, Barbara; Mella, Sara; Bidoli, Ettore

Fatigue, Quality of Life, and Mood States during Chemotherapy in Italian Cancer Patients

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Fatigue, Quality of Life, and Mood States during Chemotherapy in Italian Cancer Patients
  • Contributor: Annunziata, Maria Antonietta; Muzzatti, Barbara; Mella, Sara; Bidoli, Ettore
  • Published: SAGE Publications, 2013
  • Published in: Tumori Journal, 99 (2013) 1, Seite e28-e33
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1177/030089161309900129
  • ISSN: 0300-8916; 2038-2529
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  • Description: Aims and background In cancer patients, fatigue interferes with the individual's functioning and quality of life (QoL). We investigated the association between fatigue and the main QoL dimensions and mood states as well as the main sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methods A total of 105 inpatients undergoing chemotherapy were administered the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale and the EORTC QLQ-C30 and POMS questionnaires, along with a form for collecting personal and clinical data. Results Compared with patients reporting lower fatigue levels, patients with higher levels showed worse functioning (P <0.001) in every QoL domain (i.e., physical, role, emotional, social, cognitive functioning, pain, and general health) as well as in the assessed mood states (depression-dejection, tension-anxiety, confusion-bewilderment). Moreover, both QoL and mood states in the subgroup reporting intermediate fatigue levels were worse than those of the subgroup with lower fatigue levels (P <0.02), except for emotional functioning, general health and QoL, and tension-anxiety. In addition, fatigue was significantly associated with gender, age, education, performance status, but not with marital status, survival rate of cancer type, and current chemotherapy cycle. Conclusions The associations observed between fatigue, the main QoL domains, and negative mood states call for further active interventions to prevent and reduce fatigue.