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Fatigue, Pain, and Functional Status During Outpatient Chemotherapy

Mary Lou Siefert
ONF 2010, 37(2), E114-E123 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.114-123
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the relationship of fatigue and pain with functional status and the pattern of the two symptoms' occurrence over time in individuals with cancer who were receiving outpatient chemotherapy. The aims were to describe the levels of fatigue and pain with functional status...
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Gender, Symptom Experience, and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices Among Cancer Survivors in the U.S. Cancer Population

Judith M. Fouladbakhsh
Manfred Stommel
ONF 2010, 37(1), E7-E15 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.E7-E15
Purpose/Objectives: To identify relationships among gender, physical and psychological symptoms (pain, insomnia, fatigue, and depression), and use of specific complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices among survivors in the U.S. cancer population. Design: Secondary analysis of the 2002...
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Symptom Clusters in Children and Adolescents Receiving Cisplatin, Doxorubicin, or Ifosfamide

Marilyn J. Hockenberry
Mary C. Hooke
MaryAnn Gregurich
Kathy McCarthy
Gennaro Sambuco
Kevin Krull
ONF 2010, 37(1), E16-E27 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.E16-E27
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the influence of the proposed symptom cluster of fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and sleep disturbances on clinical outcomes defined as behavior changes, depression, and performance status in children and adolescents before and after receiving cisplatin, doxorubicin, or...
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Does Muscle-Derived Interleukin-6 Mediate Some of the Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Cancer Treatment-Related Fatigue?

Lisa J. Wood
Lillian M. Nail
Kerri A. Winters
ONF 2009, 36(5), 519-524 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.519-524
Purpose/Objectives: To review evidence that muscle-derived interleukin-6 (IL-6) mediates some of the beneficial effects of exercise on cancer treatment-related fatigue (CTRF). Data Sources: Electronic nursing, psychology, and medicine databases. Data Synthesis: Fatigue is a common and often...
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The Effects of Mastery on Pain and Fatigue Resolution

Elizabeth A. Byma
Barbara A. Given
Charles W. Given
Mei You
ONF 2009, 36(5), 544-552 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.544-552
Purpose/Objectives: To determine whether mastery, the personal control felt over occurrences perceived to have an important effect on one's life, influences the resolution of pain and fatigue severity. Design: Secondary data analysis of two randomized clinical trials. Setting: Accrual from two...
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