Fatigue assessment in advanced cancer patients. A proposal of psychological intervention guideline for management fatigue
Keywords:
Asthenia, Fatigue, Quality of life, Advanced cancer, Subjective distress, Psychological intervention
Abstract
Fatigue is a symptom with a high incidence in patients with cancer. It is a multifactorial phenomenon, which deteriorates the quality of life of patients, from physical, psychological, social and working points of view. It is one of the symptoms that most concern the patient, even more than pain, medically it is paid little attention, therefore underestimating its importance and not applying the diagnostic tools necessary to identify its causes and to reduce it as far as possible.Downloads
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2011-06-01
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Molina M. J., Haro L. M., Ortega C., Heras M. T. D. L., Poyatos Á., Muñoz M. D. M., Santiago J. A. y Olaverri A. (2011). Fatigue assessment in advanced cancer patients. A proposal of psychological intervention guideline for management fatigue. Psicooncología, 8(1), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2011.v8.n1.2
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