| Assessment of fatigue after blood transfusion in palliative care patients: a feasibility study. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20973677 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions are often used as a potential treatment for cancer-related fatigue in anaemic palliative care patients. However, evidence of benefit using validated outcomes measures is lacking. AIM: The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of using two such tools; the Brief Fatigue Inventory and FACT F-fatigue subscale, to measure change in fatigue following a blood transfusion. METHOD: Anemic cancer patients receiving specialist palliative care and undergoing transfusion for fatigue, completed the tools pre- and 3 days post-transfusion. RESULTS: Thirty patients with cancer-related fatigue who received a blood transfusion completed the study. Both measures were capable of detecting statistical and clinically significant change in fatigue following transfusion. Furthermore, the measures showed significant differences between patients that did, or did not, report an overall improvement in fatigue. Patients found the measures easy to complete with no preference for one over another. Future clinical trials of blood transfusion for the management of fatigue should incorporate these validated outcome measures. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Elizabeth Brown; Adam Hurlow; Af Rahman; S Jose Closs; Michael I Bennett |
Related Documents
:
|
3334237 - The contribution of ruscoe clarke and his team to knowledge relevant to blood loss afte... 17207237 - Monitoring survival and function of transfused platelets in bernard-soulier syndrome by... 7719037 - Iga anaphylactic transfusion reactions. 8751307 - Post-transfusion hyperhaemolysis in a patient with sickle cell disease: use of steroids... 20845367 - Flow cytometric detection of degranulated basophils in chronic myeloid leukemia in acce... 11709407 - A beta-peptides enhance vasoconstriction in cerebral circulation. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-25 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of palliative medicine Volume: 13 ISSN: 1557-7740 ISO Abbreviation: J Palliat Med Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9808462 Medline TA: J Palliat Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1327-30 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
St. Michael's Hospice, Harrogate, UK. lbrown@saintmichaelshospice.org |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: College students' use of electronic communication with parents: links to loneliness, attachment, and...
Next Document: Nuclear transfer-specific defects are not apparent during the second week of embryogenesis in cattle...