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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Is education an effective management strategy for reducing cancer-related fatigue?
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| Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, August 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00520-010-0970-2 |
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| Authors |
Amanda Purcell, Jennifer Fleming, Bryan Burmeister, Sally Bennett, Terry Haines |
| Abstract |
The use of education is recommended to teach patients self-care behaviours to reduce cancer-related fatigue, however, there is little evidence of its effectiveness or optimal timing. This educationally based cancer-related fatigue intervention trial, CAN-FIT, aimed to reduced severity of fatigue in radiotherapy patients. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 94 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 89 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 20% |
| Researcher | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 25 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 16% |
| Psychology | 7 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 30 | 32% |