A fatigue clinic in a comprehensive cancer center
2001; Wiley; Volume: 92; Issue: S6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/1097-0142(20010915)92
ISSN1097-0142
AutoresCarmen P. Escalante, Tejpal Grover, Beth A. Johnson, M. Härle, Hong Guo, Tito R. Mendoza, Edgardo Rivera, Vi Ho, Eva Lu Lee, Charles S. Cleeland,
Tópico(s)Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
ResumoCancer-related fatigue is now the most prevalent symptom of cancer, occurring in 60-90% of patients. Fatigue has been identified by cancer patients as a factor influencing functionality and quality of life. Our objectives in developing a fatigue specialty clinic at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center were to improve our patients' quality of life by decreasing fatigue; educate health care providers, patients, and patients' families about cancer-related fatigue; develop an appropriate clinical and diagnostic evaluation for this symptom; correlate objective measures of fatigue with its clinical evaluation; and develop innovative treatment plans for cancer-related fatigue. This article describes the general clinic design and operations and the preliminary analysis of the first 40 patients evaluated in the fatigue clinic.
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