What is it about?
The study examined the different dimensions of fatigue (general, sleep/rest, cognitive), health related quality of life (HRQL) (physical, emotional, cognitive, social), and the relationships between fatigue and HRQL in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer in Brazil.
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Why is it important?
The study is the first to report fatigue and health related quality of life in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer in Brazil. Similar to experiences of other children in the world, our findings indicate that children and adolescents with cancer had problems with fatigue that were associated with low HRQL.
Perspectives
Future studies are recommended to examine interventions (exercise, leisurely activities) that may alleviate fatigue and improve HRQL in pediatric patients with cancer.
Dr Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior
Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar
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This page is a summary of: Fatigue and health related quality of life in children and adolescents with cancer, European Journal of Oncology Nursing, August 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2017.05.001.
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