Is education an effective management strategy for reducing cancer-related fatigue?

Amanda Purcell; Jennifer Fleming; Bryan Burmeister; Sally Bennett; Terry Peter Haines

doi:10.1007/s00520-010-0970-2

Is education an effective management strategy for reducing cancer-related fatigue?

Amanda Purcell
, Jennifer Fleming
, Bryan Burmeister
, Sally Bennett
, Terry Peter Haines

Physiotherapy

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1429 - 1439
Number of pages	11
Journal	Supportive Care in Cancer
Volume	19
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0970-2
Publication status	Published - 2011

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