Nursing Role in Fatigue Management among Patients with Cancer

Asha , Salah Eddien Mousa

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Nursing Role in Fatigue Management among Patients with Cancer

Authors:

Asha , Salah Eddien Mousa

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Middle East Journal of Nursing 2011 vol.5 Issue 4, pp.16-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2011

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

19366

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

18348750

pISSN:

18348742

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Abstract:

 Fatigue is a compound experience related to numerous backgrounds and has harmful consequences. Fatigue is common in patients with cancer. It is not adequately recognized and managed by nurses and has been under-treated. Objective: The purpose of this review is to provide more focus and knowledge on possible mechanisms for Cancer related fatigue management, to prevent and manage the fatigue related to cancer or cancer treatments. Methods: A systematic search of the literature was undertaken to identify research evidence on nursing fatigue management among patients with cancer. Three databases (i.e. Medline, CINAHL and Pubmed) were searched, resulting in 24 eligible studies. Findings: The major results propose that multiple nursing interventions are adjuvant treatment beside the traditional treatment, and social, spiritual, psychological support and mind body interventions. Conclusions: The result of the review emphasizes that fatigue is a significant crisis in patients with cancer and needs early detection and management. Nurses have to be responsive to the risk factors of fatigue in patients with cancer and carry out a full fatigue assessment and management plan for the risky cases. Even this review recognized inadequate research, and the results give guidelines as to the improvement of nursing interventions for fatigue managem

Article Details

Nursing Role in Fatigue Management among Patients with Cancer

Authors:

Asha , Salah Eddien Mousa

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Middle East Journal of Nursing 2011 vol.5 Issue 4, pp.16-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2011

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

19366

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

18348750

pISSN:

18348742

Descriptors:

CANCER

CHEMOTHERAPY

MALIGNANT DISEASES

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

FATIGUE

SPECIALIZED NURSING

Fatigue

management

nursing intervention

patients with cancer

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Article Details

Authors: Asha , Salah Eddien Mousa

Publisher: medi+WORLD International

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Middle East Journal of Nursing 2011 vol.5 Issue 4, pp.16-20

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2011

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 19366

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

eISSN: 18348750

pISSN: 18348742

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Asha , Salah Eddien Mousa

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Middle East Journal of Nursing 2011 vol.5 Issue 4, pp.16-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2011

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

19366

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

18348750

pISSN:

18348742