Methodological Considerations in the Treatment of Fatigue

Lynne I. Wagner; David Cella; Amy H. Peterman

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130652.003.0011

Methodological Considerations in the Treatment of Fatigue

Lynne I. Wagner^*, David Cella, Amy H. Peterman

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Abstract

Due to recent medical advances, the life expectancy of people with chronic medical illness has been increasing. Fatigue is a symptom commonly associated with medical illness and has a high prevalence in palliative care settings. Fatigue is multidimensional in clinical expression and manifest in physical, emotional, and cognitive impairments. Fatigue is one of the most prevalent symptoms reported by patients with cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and multiple sclerosis. The presence of fatigue has been associated with functional limitations and impaired quality of life among chronically ill populations, including cancer and AIDS patients, and has been found to interfere with adherence to cancer treatment. This chapter holds that effective strategies for the clinical management of fatigue would reduce the overall symptom burden of many chronic illnesses.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Issues in Palliative Care Research
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199999842
ISBN (Print)	0195130650, 9780195130652
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130652.003.0011
State	Published - Nov 17 2011

Keywords

AIDS
Cancer
Fatigue management
Life expectancy
Medical illness
Multiple sclerosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Nursing

UN SDGs

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