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Determinants of Physical Activity Maintenance in Breast Cancer Survivors After a Community-Based Intervention

C. Ellen Lee
Diane Von Ah
Beth Szuck
Yiu-Keung James Lau
ONF 2016, 43(1), 93-102 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.43-01AP
Purpose/Objectives: To determine whether empirically selected and social cognitive theory-based factors, including baseline characteristics and modifiable behavioral and psychosocial factors, were determinants of physical activity (PA) maintenance in breast cancer survivors (BCSs) six months after...
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Clinical Predictors of Fatigue in Men With Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer Receiving External Beam Radiation Therapy

Li Rebekah Feng
Mei-kuang Chen
Nada Lukkahatai
Chao-Pin Hsiao
Aradhana Kaushal
Lee Sechrest
Leorey N. Saligan
CJON 2015, 19(6), 744-750 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.744-750
Background: Fatigue is one of the most distressing symptoms experienced by people with cancer receiving radiation therapy. Objectives: The goal of this study is to evaluate clinical predictors of worsening fatigue during external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in men with non-metastatic prostate...
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Nursing Fatigue: An Evidence-Based Practice Review for Oncology Nurses

Jordan Ferris
CJON 2015, 19(6), 662-664 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.662-664
Nursing fatigue is a current and well-researched topic. Many negative outcomes and consequences exist for patients and nurses that have been linked to nursing fatigue. Medical errors are one such consequence, and these errors have become one of the top three preventable deaths in the United States...
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Fatigue and Sleep Experiences at Home in Children and Adolescents With Cancer

Michelle Darezzo Rodrigues Nunes
Eufemia Jacob
Kathleen Adlard
Rita Secola
Lucila Castanheira Nascimento
ONF 2015, 42(5), 498-506 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.498-506
Purpose/Objectives: To (a) investigate fatigue and sleep patterns of children and adolescents at home and (b) examine factors associated with fatigue and sleep. Design: Descriptive with repeated measures. Setting: Homes of study participants in Los Angeles and Orange, California. Sample: 35...
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The Value of Fatigue Severity to Rule Out Depression in Older Adult Patients With Cancer

Laura Deckx
Marjan van den Akker
Denise Vergeer
Doris van Abbema
Franchette van den Berkmortel
Loes Linsen
Eric T. de Jonge
Bert Houben
Mieke van Driel
Frank Buntinx
ONF 2015, 42(4), E302-E309 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.E302-E309
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate whether fatigue severity can serve as a cue to investigate the presence of depression in older adult patients with cancer. Design: Cross-sectional observational cohort study. Setting: Seven hospitals and general practices in Belgium and the Netherlands. Sample: 205...
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