Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer
Abstract Aim Globally, cancer incidence counts for more than 14 million cases and the number increases with age. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in association with demographic and clinical factors. Design A cross‐sectional descriptive...
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doaj-1a72f979dde34a50a73915640db6de5e2020-11-25T02:16:36ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582020-01-017143043810.1002/nop2.406Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancerElena Solvik0Siri Ytrehus1Inger Utne2Ellen Karine Grov3Department of Emergency Reception Ostfold Hospital Trust, Kalnes Grålum NorwayFaculty of Health Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Bergen NorwayFaculty of Health Sciences Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo NorwayFaculty of Health Sciences Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo NorwayAbstract Aim Globally, cancer incidence counts for more than 14 million cases and the number increases with age. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in association with demographic and clinical factors. Design A cross‐sectional descriptive design was used. Methods We performed descriptive statistics to analyse the questionnaires completed from 174 older home‐dwelling people with cancer. Results The people with cancer reported low occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression. We found strong correlation between anxiety and depression. Women reported significantly higher scores of anxiety and depression than men. A higher pain score was associated with higher scores of fatigue and anxiety. Conclusions Home care personnel meeting older home‐dwelling people with cancer should emphasize these people’ mental health problems and be aware that pain, fatigue and anxiety may occur at the same time.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.406cancerelderlyhome care nursingnursesnursingolder people |
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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer |
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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer |
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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer |
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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer |
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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer |
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pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer |
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Nursing Open |
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2054-1058 |
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2020-01-01 |
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Abstract Aim Globally, cancer incidence counts for more than 14 million cases and the number increases with age. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in association with demographic and clinical factors. Design A cross‐sectional descriptive design was used. Methods We performed descriptive statistics to analyse the questionnaires completed from 174 older home‐dwelling people with cancer. Results The people with cancer reported low occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression. We found strong correlation between anxiety and depression. Women reported significantly higher scores of anxiety and depression than men. A higher pain score was associated with higher scores of fatigue and anxiety. Conclusions Home care personnel meeting older home‐dwelling people with cancer should emphasize these people’ mental health problems and be aware that pain, fatigue and anxiety may occur at the same time. |
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cancer elderly home care nursing nurses nursing older people |
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https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.406 |
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