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KMID : 1137220050050020087
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Jounal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2005 Volume.5 No. 2 p.87 ~ p.96
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Relationship between Fatigue and Nutritional Status in Patients with Gastric Cancer
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Kim Kyoung-Hee
Han Young-In
Son Su-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between fatigue and nutritional status in gastric cancer Design. A correlational and crossectional study design was used.
Method: Fatigue was measured using the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale. The parameters for nutritional status consisted of BMI, Hb, Hct, total protein, albumin and lymphocyte count.
Result: The mean score of fatigue was 94.31±22.08(mean average 4.48±1.00). The subdimensional scores of fatigue revealed 34.15±8.76 for behavior/severity, 22.00±7.93 for cognitive/mood, 21.67±5.56 for sensory, and 20.81±6.69 for affective. And the level of BMI, Hb, & Hct were under the normal ranges. In the ancillary analysis, there was a significant difference on the fatigue scores by the groups of present diet(F=3.343, P=.026). Age, types of treatments, period after diagnosis and weight change were related to nutritional status. There was a significant negative correlation between fatigue and nutritional status(r=-.371, P=.004).
Conclusion: Considering the relationship between fatigue and nutritional status, nurses can identify the risk group most vulnerable to fatigue and malnourishment in order to provide appropriate interventions for them.
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KEYWORD
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Fatigue, Nutritional status, Gastric cancer
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