Cancer-Related Fatigue in Children

IF 1 4区 医学 Q3 NURSING
L. Clarke-Steffen
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Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF FATIGUE as a symptom in children being treated for cancer has been described only recently, yet it is a phenomenon that children, parents, and nurses have been observing since pediatric cancer treatment became more aggressive. Pediatric oncology nurses have always advocated scheduling activities in such a way that allows the child to rest. It seems natural to recommend that a parent allow a child to nap more frequently during treatment. Pediatric oncology nurses and parents also notice that children who are being treated for cancer do not play with the same intensity and duration as they did before treatment. They wear out sooner than their peers or siblings, and parents and nurses make adjustments to take that into account. Yet we do not routinely assess fatigue in our patients. We do not usually discuss fatigue as a side effect of treatment, and we often use different words to describe the phenomenon. Fatigue has been a recognized side effect of cancer treatment in adults, and in recent years there has been an increase in research in regard to measurement, prevention, and intervention to manage treatment-related fatigue in adults; however, for children, the area of inquiry is still new. The questions regarding how a child experiences fatigue are still being answered. The questions about how parents or health care professionals per-
儿童癌症相关疲劳
疲劳作为儿童癌症治疗的一种症状的概念直到最近才被描述,然而自从儿童癌症治疗变得更加积极以来,儿童、家长和护士就一直在观察这一现象。儿科肿瘤学护士一直提倡安排活动,这样可以让孩子休息。建议父母在治疗期间允许孩子更频繁地午睡似乎是很自然的。儿科肿瘤学护士和家长也注意到,正在接受癌症治疗的儿童玩耍的强度和时间都不如治疗前。他们比同龄人或兄弟姐妹更容易疲劳,父母和护士会考虑到这一点而做出调整。然而,我们并不经常评估病人的疲劳程度。我们通常不把疲劳当作治疗的副作用来讨论,而且我们经常用不同的词来描述这种现象。疲劳是公认的成人癌症治疗的副作用,近年来,在测量、预防和干预方面的研究增加了,以管理成人治疗相关的疲劳;然而,对于儿童来说,研究的领域仍然是新的。关于孩子如何经历疲劳的问题仍在回答中。关于父母或卫生保健专业人员如何
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