Cancer-related fatigue: benefits of information booklets to improve patients' knowledge and empowerment.

Martina E SchmidtMarlena MilzerCécile WeißPaul ReinkeMiriam Grapp Karen Steindorf

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

Specific gaps were identified in the provision of information and education for cancer patients about fatigue. A low-cost intervention asking to read a brief information booklet was associated with improved knowledge. This could be considered as a first step offered as part of a bundle of further efforts to improve knowledge and care of fatigue.

Keyphrases

healthcare
low cost
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
sleep quality
health information
palliative care
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported