J Korean Oncol Nurs.  2010 Feb;10(1):30-37.

Physical Activity and Fatigue in Patients with Cancer

• Cho HS
• Kim NH

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between physical activity and fatigue in patients with cancer.
METHODS
The participants of the study were 118 patients who had been diagnosed with cancer at least more than three months before at a university hospital. Physical activity was measured by IPAQ Korean version (2006), and fatigue by the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale. The collected data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient.
RESULTS
Continuous physical activity overall in this study was on average 2,154.03+/-2,845.86 MET, and the overall degree of fatigue of the participants was 4.47+/-1.80. There were significant negative correlations between fatigue and moderate physical activity.
CONCLUSION
The findings of the study suggested that moderate physical activity is effective for improving fatigue in cancer patients.

Keyword

Cancer patients; Physical activity; Fatigue

MeSH Terms

Fatigue
Humans
Motor Activity
Piper