What is it about?
Fatigue is among the most common, debilitating, and distressing symptoms associated with chronic condition in pediatric population. The purpose of this study was to identify non-pharmacological fatigue interventions in children and adolescents with cancer. For this, we carried out an integrative review of the literature from January 2000 to December 2016. A comprehensive search of four databases was conducted: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Psychology Information, Medline via PubMed, and Web of Science. Randomized controlled trial, quasi-experimental, case-control and cohort studies were included in this review.
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Why is it important?
Thirteen relevant studies were included for analysis. Seven papers reported positive outcomes for exercise, exercise plus leisure activities, healing touch and acupressure. In another six papers using exercise, exercise plus psychological intervention and massage, no effectiveness was found. Effective management of fatigue in children and adolescents is important but research in this area is limited, so the results of this review should be interpreted cautiously.
Perspectives
Future researchers are encouraged to test the effective interventions in homogenous cancer populations and in other groups where fatigue is a common concern.
Dr Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior
Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar
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This page is a summary of: Interventions minimizing fatigue in children/adolescents with cancer: An integrative review, Journal of Child Health Care, January 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1367493517752498.
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