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Just go with the flow: a qualitative study of fatigue in biotherapy

Just go with the flow: a qualitative study of fatigue in biotherapy The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and explore the experience of fatigue in patients who had received biotherapy or biochemotherapy. A one‐time face‐to‐face interview was conducted with 10 patients who had consented to be in a larger quantitative study of fatigue. Seven were men and all but two were currently receiving treatment. The study took place at a midwestern cancer centre in the USA. A content analysis of the transcribed interviews was undertaken. The two investigators coded the transcripts independently and then compared and discussed the codes and themes until consensus was reached. Four themes emerged: (i) life‐disrupting severity of the fatigue, (ii) altered sleep patterns, (iii) informational needs met, and (iv) advice for other patients. The strongest theme was the advice to ‘be strong and go with the flow’ was meaningful for these patients and the only wisdom they could pass on to future patients. Boredom associated with cognitive fatigue and the inability to accomplish work and other tasks was also revealed. Conclusions drawn from this study relate to the degree of suffering patients experienced in undergoing biotherapy as they reported fatigue and other problems and also the strong desire to complete treatment despite the difficulties that they experienced. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

Just go with the flow: a qualitative study of fatigue in biotherapy

European Journal of Cancer Care , Volume 13 (4) – Sep 1, 2004

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0961-5423
eISSN
1365-2354
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2354.2004.00497.x
pmid
15305904
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Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and explore the experience of fatigue in patients who had received biotherapy or biochemotherapy. A one‐time face‐to‐face interview was conducted with 10 patients who had consented to be in a larger quantitative study of fatigue. Seven were men and all but two were currently receiving treatment. The study took place at a midwestern cancer centre in the USA. A content analysis of the transcribed interviews was undertaken. The two investigators coded the transcripts independently and then compared and discussed the codes and themes until consensus was reached. Four themes emerged: (i) life‐disrupting severity of the fatigue, (ii) altered sleep patterns, (iii) informational needs met, and (iv) advice for other patients. The strongest theme was the advice to ‘be strong and go with the flow’ was meaningful for these patients and the only wisdom they could pass on to future patients. Boredom associated with cognitive fatigue and the inability to accomplish work and other tasks was also revealed. Conclusions drawn from this study relate to the degree of suffering patients experienced in undergoing biotherapy as they reported fatigue and other problems and also the strong desire to complete treatment despite the difficulties that they experienced.

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European Journal of Cancer CareWiley

Published: Sep 1, 2004

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