ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024
The definitions, assessment, and dimensions of cancer-related fatigue: A scoping review.
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- Inflammatory Correlates and Prospective Associations of Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
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- Age- and Treatment-Related Patterns in Fatigue, Coping/Resilience, and Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics (Biomedicines · 2026Article
- The relationship between the latent profiles of cancer-related fatigue characteristics and exercise adherence in colorectal cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict moderate-to-severe cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Tracking cancer-related fatigue during chemotherapy: Insights from a comparative cohort study of early breast cancer patients.International journal of cancer · 2025Article
- Current status and influencing factors of cancer-related fatigue in gastric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Biobehavioral correlates of multidimensional fatigue in men with prostate cancer: A secondary data analysis.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society · 2025Observational
- Cancer-related fatigue in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant: a cross-sectional study on prevalence and influencing factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Factors affecting return to work in breast cancer survivors in Korea: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
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- Network structures of general, physical and psychological fatigue in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: Implications for targeted coping strategies.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
purposeCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is challenging to diagnose and manage due to a lack of consensus on its definition and assessment. The objective of this scoping review is to summarize how CRF has been defined and assessed in adult patients with cancer worldwide.
methodsFour databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL Plus, PsycNet) were searched to identify eligible original research articles published in English over a 10-year span (2010-2020); CRF was required to be a primary outcome and described as a dimensional construct. Each review phase was piloted: title and abstract screening, full-text screening, and data extraction. Then, two independent reviewers participated in each review phase, and discrepancies were resolved by a third party.
results2923 articles were screened, and 150 were included. Only 68% of articles provided a definition for CRF, of which 90% described CRF as a multidimensional construct, and 41% were identical to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network definition. Studies were primarily conducted in the United States (19%) and the majority employed longitudinal (67%), quantitative (93%), and observational (57%) study designs with sample sizes ≥ 100 people (57%). Participant age and race were often not reported (31% and 82%, respectively). The most common cancer diagnosis and treatment were breast cancer (79%) and chemotherapy (80%; n = 86), respectively. CRF measures were predominantly multidimensional (97%, n = 139), with the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) (26%) as the most common CRF measure and "Physical" (76%) as the most common CRF dimension.
conclusionThis review confirms the need for a universally agreed-upon definition and standardized assessment battery for CRF.
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