The rapid assessment of fatigue severity in cancer patients

19991,757 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Tito R. Mendoza · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

X. Shelley Wang · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Charles S. Cleeland · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Marilyn Morrissey · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Beth A. Johnson · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Judy K. Wendt · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract

The BFI is a reliable instrument that allows for the rapid assessment of fatigue level in cancer patients and identifies those patients with severe fatigue.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer survivorship and care Pain Management and Opioid Use Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 85, Issue 5, pp. 1186-1196

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990301)85:5<1186::aid-cncr24>3.0.co;2-n

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