Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 15 Issue 4
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- Pages.617-627
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- 2003
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
A Study on Factor Related to Fatigue in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
방사선 치료를 받는 암환자의 피로 관련 요인간의 상관관계 연구
- Ko, Eun (Department of Nursing, Songwon College) ;
- So, Hyang-Sook (Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University.Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science)
- Received : 2003.06.13
- Accepted : 2003.11.08
- Published : 2003.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate fatigue and its related factors in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. Method: The subjects of this study consisted of 98 patients receiving radiotherapy. Subjects were recruited from C University Hospital radiation oncology unit located in Gwangju from March to May, 2001. Questionnaire and medical records were used for data collection. The obtained data was analyzed using SAS program that included descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Post-hoc test(Fisher's LSD) and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Result: The fatigue perceived by the subjects was middle level (