ReviewPalliative medicine2022
Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer.
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- Mechanisms of simplified sitting Badunjin effects on symptom burden: a network-based cross-lagged analysis in advanced cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Nurse-guided patient self-treatment in integrative oncology: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Trial
- Individualized Physiotherapy Improves Quality of Life and Symptom Burden in Advanced Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Engage: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial of a telehealth-delivered psychosocial intervention to decrease symptom interference in patients with advanced cancer.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Simple Sitting Baduanjin mind-body exercise: randomized controlled trial protocol for advanced cancer patients with the fatigue-sleep disturbance symptom cluster.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Diurnal and Daily Symptom Variation in Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2024Article
- Perceived communication efficacy and unmet needs for chemotherapy-associated symptom management in patients with lung and colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Management of Fatigue in Patients with Advanced Cancer.Current treatment options in oncology · 2023Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundFatigue affects most patients living with advanced cancer and is a symptom that healthcare professionals can find difficult to manage.
aimTo provide healthcare professionals with a pragmatic overview of approaches to management of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer that are commonly recommended by guidelines and to evaluate evidence underpinning them.
designScoping review methodology was used to determine the strength of evidence supporting use of interventions recommended in management of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer. DATA SOURCES: National or international guidelines were examined if they described the management of fatigue in adult cancer patients and were written within the last 6 years (2015-2021) in English. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (January 2011-December 2021) was searched for 'cancer' AND 'fatigue' in title, abstract or keywords. A PubMed search was also made.
resultsEvidence indicates physical exercise interventions are effective and patients may benefit from energy conservation tactics. Evidence does not support use of psychostimulants such as methylphenidate. Limited data were found on efficacy of corticosteroids, psychological interventions, nutritional intervention, sleep optimization or complementary therapies for management of fatigue in advanced cancer.
conclusionWe recommend regular assessment, review and acknowledgement of the impact of fatigue. Exercise and energy conservation should be considered. Pharmacological interventions are not endorsed as a routine approach. Many interventions currently recommended by guidelines are not supported by a robust evidence base and further research on their efficacy is required.
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