2Department of First and Aid Emergency, T.C. Şişli Vocational School, İstanbul-Turkey
3Department of Gastroenterology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul-Turkey DOI : 10.5505/tjo.2019.1826 OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the factors affecting fatigue impact, severity, and anxiety levels in patients with cancer.
METHODS
Data were collected by applying the information form, Beck Anxiety Scale, Fatigue Impact Scale, and
Fatigue Severity Scale to 286 patients with cancer. Statistical analysis was performed by t-test, one-way
analysis of variance, Tukey analysis, and Pearson"s correlation coefficient.
RESULTS
It was found that 80.1% of the participants were married, 60.8% graduated from primary school, 38.9%
were housewives, 62.9% had an average income, 79% had been diagnosed for 6?24 months, 34.3% had
adequate information related to illness, and 81.46% had never taken any psychological help. In the study,
it was observed that patients who were in the age group of 65-89 age, illiterate, poor economic status,
non-working, and those who think that fatigue and anxiety symptoms are the result of treatment suffer
from fatigue more severely in their daily live. At the same time, patients who were female, illiterate,
tradesmen, had bad economic status, non-working, and with fatigue and anxiety symptoms dependent
on treatment had more intense level of fatigue (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
It would be appropriate to provide different education programs to patients with cancer about fatigue
and anxiety by taking into account the group variables.