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A Nurse-Driven, Exercise-Based Intervention For Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue When Severe Fatigue Interferes With Daily Activity, Nancy B. Opaluch-Bushy
A Nurse-Driven, Exercise-Based Intervention For Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue When Severe Fatigue Interferes With Daily Activity, Nancy B. Opaluch-Bushy
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Cancer affects more than 1 million people each year. Of all of the symptoms related to cancer, the most frequently experienced is fatigue. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is an extreme tiredness that contributes to morbidity and mortality due to resulting inactivity. Extreme inactivity related to CRF may cause severe complications affecting multiple body systems. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) recommends exercise as the only evidence-based intervention shown to be significant for CRF. The purpose of this project was to provide a nurse-driven, exercise-based intervention to combat severe CRF. The site was an oncology out-patient clinic of a 247 bed Magnet hospital …