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IMPACT OF CANCER RELATED FATIGUE ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF CANCER PATIENTS

Dr Mehwish Niaz, Dr Anam Mehmood, Dr Sidra Nisar

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of fatigue on the life of patients of cancer and the patient experience of tiredness and insight about the causes, effect and controlling of symptoms. Methods: Data was collected from Anmol Cancer Hospital, CMH Hospital and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. A Cross-sectional study was conducted and 170 patients were studied. Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue (FACIT-F) was used for cancer patients, which was filled by patients undergoing anticancer treatment or chemotherapy. All patients were chosen using purposive sampling technique. Results: It was observed that fatigue had significant effect on emotional, physical, psychological and social wellbeing. It was most common unmanaged and disruptive symptom in patients with cancer. Mean and Standard Deviation was calculated for each domain. Conclusion: Valid conclusion was drawn that fatigue had great impact in patients with cancer than physical and mental consequences. The most feared concern of the treatment was pain. Fatigue had more impact on the everyday lives of cancer patients than nausea and pain. Key words: Fatigue, Cancer , Chronic, Quality of life, Chemotherapy.

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