Fatigue in Patients with Cancer
Agnes Glaus
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Description for Fatigue in Patients with Cancer
Paperback. Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research. Num Pages: 172 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
Current literature shows that there is a gap in our knowledge about how tired ness/fatigue in cancer patients should be defined and measured. Existing fa tigue-related research in cancer patients shows conceptual and measurement differences (Piper 1993). There is no continuum of tiredness/fatigue in univer sal use. What do patients mean if they fill in a visual analogue scale indicating that they feel "very tired"? Is it an indicator of general well-being, and thus an 1993)? Most articles estimate of general quality of life (Hiirny and Bernhard written by English authors use the word fatigue to identify extreme tired ness. ... Read more
Current literature shows that there is a gap in our knowledge about how tired ness/fatigue in cancer patients should be defined and measured. Existing fa tigue-related research in cancer patients shows conceptual and measurement differences (Piper 1993). There is no continuum of tiredness/fatigue in univer sal use. What do patients mean if they fill in a visual analogue scale indicating that they feel "very tired"? Is it an indicator of general well-being, and thus an 1993)? Most articles estimate of general quality of life (Hiirny and Bernhard written by English authors use the word fatigue to identify extreme tired ness. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Series
Recent Results in Cancer Research
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642514685
SKU
V9783642514685
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99-15
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