Evidence-based practice of cancer-related fatigue management
Completed
- Conditions
- Cancer-related fatigue (CRF)Signs and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN71203132
- Lead Sponsor
- ursing School, Fudan University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Nurses:
1. Working in the departments of medical oncology and radiotherapy of a university-affiliated adult hospital in Suzhou between May to September 2015
2. Willing to participate
Patients:
1. Admitted to the departments of medical oncology and radiotherapy of a university-affiliated adult hospital in Suzhou from May to September 2015
2. Diagnosed as having cancer related fatigue
3. Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
Refusal to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Nurses’ experiences and insights are collected using the in-depth individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews at the end of the implementation in September 2015<br>2. Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding CRF (NKAB-F) are measured using a survey designed for the purpose of this study at baseline and at the end of the end of the implementation<br>3. Patients’ CRF self-management ability is measured using the CRF self-management scale and self-efficacy questionnaire for CRF management (SQFM) at baseline and at the admission of the next treatment cycle that following the implementation<br>4. Patients’ CRF scores are evaluated daily by the nurses during their hospitalization using 0-10 scale. After the discharge, patients assess the CRF scores themselves daily and are required to record it in their CRF diaries
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Research setting’s nursing standards, regulations and procedures are collected using interviews at baseline and at the end of the implementation.