Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents and Young Adults After Cancer Treatment: Persistent and Poorly Managed

Anna Spathis; Helen Hatcher; Sara Booth; Faith Gibson; Paddy Stone; Laura Abbas; Matt Barclay; James Brimicombe; Pia Thiemann; Martin G. McCabe; Rachel Campsey; Louise Hooker; Wendy Moss; Jane Robson; Stephen Barclay

doi:10.1089/jayao.2017.0037

Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents and Young Adults After Cancer Treatment: Persistent and Poorly Managed

Anna Spathis, Helen Hatcher, Sara Booth, Faith Gibson, Paddy Stone, Laura Abbas, Matt Barclay, James Brimicombe, Pia Thiemann, Martin G. McCabe, Rachel Campsey, Louise Hooker, Wendy Moss, Jane Robson, Stephen Barclay

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Abstract

Cancer-related fatigue is the most prevalent and distressing symptom experienced by adolescents and young adults (AYAs). An electronic survey was undertaken to ascertain current fatigue management and perceptions of its effectiveness. Eighty-five percent of responders (68/80) experienced fatigue, and it was worse more than 1 year after cancer treatment ended, compared to <1 year (p = 0.007). Forty-one percent received no fatigue management. Although advice to exercise was the most frequent intervention, the greatest impact of fatigue was on the ability to exercise and most did not find exercise advice helpful. Early intervention is warranted, supporting AYAs to persevere with increasing activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-493
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology
Volume	6
Issue number	3
Early online date	17 Jul 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2017.0037
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2017

Keywords

fatigue
late effects
quality of life
symptom control

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Spathis, A., Hatcher, H., Booth, S., Gibson, F., Stone, P., Abbas, L., Barclay, M., Brimicombe, J., Thiemann, P., McCabe, M. G., Campsey, R., Hooker, L., Moss, W., Robson, J., & Barclay, S. (2017). Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents and Young Adults After Cancer Treatment: Persistent and Poorly Managed. Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology, 6(3), 489-493. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2017.0037

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Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents and Young Adults After Cancer Treatment: Persistent and Poorly Managed

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