Faculty of Professional Studies, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.
Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2021 Mar;35(1):252-259. doi: 10.1111/scs.12841. Epub 2020 Mar 13.
Cancer treatment often causes side effects, among which fatigue is common and can persist for years among disease-free cancer survivors. Living with fatigue can lead to reduced life expectancy and quality of life.
To describe oncology nurses' experiences of meeting with men with cancer and talking about cancer-related fatigue.
The data were collected via semi-structured interviews with nine oncology nurses recruited using a purposeful sampling method and analysed using thematic content analysis. This qualitative design was conducted to describe and interpret the content of experiences.
The study was approved by a regional Ethical Review Board, and research ethical principles were followed.
The analysis revealed one major theme, namely take the whole person into consideration, and three subthemes: the importance of (i) establishing trust in the nurse-patient relationship, (ii) supporting the patient's understanding of cancer-related fatigue, and (iii) managing the challenging emotions experienced by patients. The major theme describes the oncology nurses' approach when meeting with men with cancer-related fatigue.
The results provide insight into how oncology nurses can increase their knowledge about fatigue to establish trust in nurse-patient relationships. They can acquire knowledge about how to make men with cancer-related fatigue feel safe when handling their daily lives despite their fatigue. Oncology nurses require knowledge, presence and commitment in their interactions with men with cancer-related fatigue to be able to take the whole person into consideration. This study demonstrates the importance of the approach oncology nurses take when interacting with men with cancer-related fatigue and the strategies required when talking about cancer-related fatigue.
癌症治疗常导致副作用，其中疲劳较为常见，且在无疾病的癌症幸存者中可能持续多年。带着疲劳生活可能会导致预期寿命和生活质量降低。
描述肿瘤护士在与男性癌症患者会面并讨论与癌症相关的疲劳时的体验。
使用目的抽样法招募了 9 名肿瘤护士，通过半结构化访谈收集数据，并使用主题内容分析进行分析。这种定性设计旨在描述和解释经验的内容。
该研究获得了地区伦理审查委员会的批准，并遵循了研究伦理原则。
分析揭示了一个主要主题，即考虑整个人，并包括三个子主题：（i）在护患关系中建立信任的重要性，（ii）支持患者对与癌症相关的疲劳的理解，以及（iii）管理患者经历的挑战性情绪的重要性。主要主题描述了肿瘤护士在与男性癌症相关的疲劳患者会面时的方法。
结果提供了有关肿瘤护士如何增加对疲劳的了解以建立护患关系信任的见解。他们可以获得有关如何使患有癌症相关疲劳的男性在日常生活中感到安全的知识，尽管他们感到疲劳。肿瘤护士在与患有癌症相关疲劳的男性互动时需要知识、存在和承诺，以便能够考虑整个人。本研究展示了肿瘤护士在与男性癌症相关的疲劳患者互动时所采取的方法的重要性，以及在讨论与癌症相关的疲劳时所需的策略。
