Assessment of malaise in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Cancer Nursing
- Vol. 8 (6) , 306???313-13
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002820-198512000-00003
Abstract
In order to assess malaise resulting from radiotherapy, a questionnaire was compiled and administered six times to four groups of cancer patients during a 3-week treatment period. The validity of a malaise scale consisting of four items of the questionnaire was confirmed. The symptoms of malaise, as measured, rapidly increased in magnitude during treatment. Specific physical complaints, as measured with a physical fatigue scale, showed an increase only late in the course of treatment.Keywords
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