Exploring the Use of Two Brief Fatigue Screening Tools in Cancer Outpatient Clinics

• Published in: Integrative cancer therapies Vol. 20; p. 1534735420983443
• Main Authors: Pearson, Elizabeth J., Drosdowsky, Allison, Edbrooke, Lara, Denehy, Linda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Cancer; Demography; Fatigue; Fatigue, Treatment Side Effects, and Rehabilitation; Medical records; Outpatient care facilities; Pictographs; Statistical analysis; guideline implementation; prevalence; cancer-related fatigue; screening tool; clinical utility; screening practice

Purpose: Cancer fatigue guidelines recommend routine fatigue screening, with further assessment for people reporting moderate to severe fatigue. There is neither a gold-standard, nor a broadly accepted screening method, and knowledge about the impact of screening on care processes is limited. This s...