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SynthesisJournal of psychosomatic research2013

Association of catastrophizing and fatigue: a systematic review.

Nada Lukkahatai, Leorey N Saligan

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of psychosomatic research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. What web-based intervention for chronic cancer-related fatigue works best for whom? Explorative moderation analyses of a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  3. Cognitive and affective mechanisms of pain and fatigue in multiple sclerosis.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018
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  20. Cancer-Related Fatigue: Causes and Current Treatment Options.Current treatment options in oncology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nada LukkahataiNational Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. nada.lukkahatai@nih.gov
Leorey N Saligan
National Institute of Nursing Research · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Investigating Correlates of Fatigue in Cancer Patients receiving TreatmentZIANR000020 · NINR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH · PI SALIGAN, LEOREY · 2011 to 2022
$15.1M
Investigating Molecular-Genetic Correlates of FatigueZIANR000019 · NINR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH · PI SALIGAN, LEOREY · 2010 to 2025
$12.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 NR999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCatastrophizing is an exaggerated negative evaluation and attention to specific symptoms such as pain or fatigue. A number of studies consistently support the significant role of catastrophizing in pain. However, the role of catastrophizing in fatigue is less frequently investigated. This article provides a critical review of published studies investigating this association.

methodsUsing the keyword "Fatigue AND Catastrophizing", we performed a search in PubMed, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, and EMBASE.

resultsFourteen studies were reviewed and all except one were found to provide empirical support for an association between high catastrophizing and high fatigue. Most of these reviewed articles also show the large impact of catastrophizing on fatigue severity. Two longitudinal studies found that fatigue catastrophizing level before cancer treatment is a significant predictor of post-treatment fatigue. Studies also demonstrated that persons who had higher scores for catastrophizing recalled fatigue more accurately than those with lower scores.

conclusionIn spite the differences of its definition and the measurements used, a similar significant association between catastrophizing and fatigue was reported. Because this observation was based on 14 studies with limited types of patients, further studies are recommended to examine the role of catastrophizing in fatigue from other clinical populations and to investigate its utility as a behavioral marker for central fatigue.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalCatastrophizationFatigueFatigue Syndrome, ChronicFibromyalgiaHumansMultiple SclerosisPain Measurement

Identifiers

PMID23332523
PMCPMC3553502
OpenAlexW2008062172

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