What is it about?
We aimed to investigate health professionals' knowledge about the concept, assessment and intervention in fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer.
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Why is it important?
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) has been described as the most prevalent symptom in pediatric cancer patients, affecting between 36% and 93% of the cases, with a higher level of fatigue among patients submitted to chemotherapy, affecting between 70% and 100% of the cases. Children and teenagers consistently report CRF as the most persistent, anguishing, uncomfortable and stressful symptom of cancer and its treatment. That is why fatigue is a concerning symptom for family members of children and adolescents with cancer as well as health professionals.
Perspectives
The results indicate the health professionals' limited knowledge about fatigue, as well as the lack of investment in their training and continuing education. Most of all, the lack of research on the theme in the Brazilian context remains a barrier to support improvements in care for this symptom in children and adolescents with cancer.
Dr Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior
Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar
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This page is a summary of: Fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer from the perspective of health professionals, Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, January 2016, FapUNIFESP (SciELO),
DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.1159.2784.
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