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dc.contributor.authorSekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveiten_US
dc.contributor.authorHufthammer, Karl Oveen_US
dc.contributor.authorVika, Margrethe Elinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-09T09:14:34Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-09T20:36:11Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T09:06:07Z
dc.date.available2014-12-11T09:06:07Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-12eng
dc.identifier.issn0962-1067
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/8900
dc.description.abstractAims and objectives To examine the prevalence of cancer-related fatigue in women treated for various types of gynaecological cancers and, for these cancers, to assess fatigue in relation to distress, health-related quality of life, demography and treatment characteristics. Background Advances in treatment of cancer have improved the likelihood of survival. Consequently, there are a growing number of patients who become survivors after cancer and who face side effects even years after treatment. One of the most frequently reported side effects across all types and stages of the disease is cancer-related fatigue. Design A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods One hundred and twenty women treated for gynaecological cancers who were participants in an intervention study were included. Fatigue, psychological distress, health-related QoL and demographics were assessed by questionnaires. Disease and treatment characteristics were extracted from medical records. Results Cancer-related fatigue was reported in 53% of the women treated for gynaecological cancers, with a higher proportion in the group of cervical cancer, followed by ovarian cancer. Younger participants reported fatigue more frequently than older participants. When adjusting for age, the type of cancer a woman experiences was shown to have little impact on her risk of experiencing fatigue. The participants with fatigue reported higher levels of anxiety and depression than participants without fatigue. There was a relationship between fatigue and quality of life as measured by SF-36 domains. Conclusion The findings underscore the importance of screening for fatigue, patient education and symptom management. This should be included in a standard procedure during treatment and follow-up. Both somatic and psychological aspects of fatigue should be emphasised. Relevance to clinical practice The findings imply the need for health personnel to have focus on fatigue during the entire cancer trajectory of women after gynaecological cancers, as well as the need for screening, information, guidance and symptom management.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherThe University of Bergeneng
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-NDeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/eng
dc.subjectAnxietyeng
dc.subjectDepressioneng
dc.subjectfatigueeng
dc.subjectgynaecological cancerseng
dc.subjectQuality of lifeeng
dc.titleFatigue and quality of life in women treated for various types of gynaecological cancers: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2014-12-09T09:14:34Zen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2014 The Authors
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12647
dc.identifier.cristin1171525
dc.source.journalJournal of Clinical Nursing


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