Cancer nursing
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The availability of a valid and reliable instrument that accurately assesses the level of fatigue among childhood cancer survivors is a prerequisite for developing and evaluating interventions designed to reduce fatigue. There is a lack of such an instrument for use in the Hong Kong Chinese context. ⋯ The translated scale can be used to develop and evaluate appropriate fatigue reduction interventions.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Symptom Clusters of Pain, Fatigue, and Disturbed Sleep in Breast Cancer Patients.
Current management for a symptom cluster of pain, fatigue, and disturbed sleep in breast cancer patients has limited effects. ⋯ Our results suggest that APA may provide an inexpensive and effective complementary approach for the management of symptom clusters for breast cancer patients, and further study is warranted.