TY - JOUR
T1 - Is education an effective management strategy for reducing cancer-related fatigue?
AU - Purcell, Amanda
AU - Fleming, Jennifer
AU - Burmeister, Bryan
AU - Bennett, Sally
AU - Haines, Terry Peter
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The use of education is recommended to teach patients self-care behaviours to reduce cancer-related fatigue, however, there is little evidence of its effectiveness or optimal timing. This educationally based cancer-related fatigue intervention trial, CAN-FIT, aimed to reduced severity of fatigue in radiotherapy patients.
AB - The use of education is recommended to teach patients self-care behaviours to reduce cancer-related fatigue, however, there is little evidence of its effectiveness or optimal timing. This educationally based cancer-related fatigue intervention trial, CAN-FIT, aimed to reduced severity of fatigue in radiotherapy patients.
UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/p285152647745619/fulltext.pdf
U2 - 10.1007/s00520-010-0970-2
DO - 10.1007/s00520-010-0970-2
M3 - Article
VL - 19
SP - 1429
EP - 1439
JO - Supportive Care in Cancer
JF - Supportive Care in Cancer
SN - 0941-4355
IS - 9
ER -