Jensen S, Given B A
Complete Infusion Care, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512.
Cancer Nurs. 1991 Aug;14(4):181-7.
Fatigue, a universally reported symptom, may be one of the most prevalent feelings of people suffering physical or mental diseases. An understanding of the factors leading to fatigue in the caregiving population can contribute to better care and support of both the cancer patient and caregiver. The purpose of this article is to investigate and describe the experience of fatigue among caregivers of cancer patients, in relation to caregiver age, employment status, number of hours of care provided daily, duration of caregiving, and the impact upon the caregiver's schedule. A sample of 248 caregivers of cancer patients, participating in the Family Homecare Cancer Study, were surveyed regarding fatigue related to their caregiving roles. No relationship was found between severity of fatigue experienced by the caregiver of the cancer patient and caregiver age, employment status, the number of hours of daily caregiving, or the duration of caregiving. However, a significant relationship was found between fatigue and the impact of care on the daily schedule. This finding has strong implications for the oncology nurse, because the more the caregiver's schedule is a burden, the greater will be the fatigue experienced.
疲劳是一种普遍被报告的症状，可能是患有身体或精神疾病的人最常有的感受之一。了解导致照护人群疲劳的因素有助于更好地照顾癌症患者及其照护者。本文旨在调查和描述癌症患者照护者的疲劳体验，涉及照护者年龄、就业状况、每日提供照护的时长、照护持续时间以及对照护者日程安排的影响。参与家庭居家癌症研究的248名癌症患者照护者样本接受了关于与其照护角色相关的疲劳情况的调查。未发现癌症患者照护者所经历的疲劳严重程度与照护者年龄、就业状况、每日照护时长或照护持续时间之间存在关联。然而，发现疲劳与照护对日常日程安排的影响之间存在显著关联。这一发现对肿瘤护士具有重要意义，因为照护者的日程安排负担越重，所经历的疲劳就会越严重。
