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The rapid assessment of fatigue severity in cancer patients

Cancer · 1999 · Vol. 85(5) · pp. 1186–1196

Tito R. Mendoza(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)X. Shelley Wang(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Charles S. Cleeland✉(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Marilyn Morrissey(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Beth A. Johnson(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Judy K. Wendt(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Stephen L. Huber(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)

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Abstract

The BFI is a reliable instrument that allows for the rapid assessment of fatigue level in cancer patients and identifies those patients with severe fatigue.

Cancer survivorship and care Pain Management and Opioid Use Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicineCancer-related fatigueCancerPhysical therapyDiseaseInternal medicine

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Factor Analysis, StatisticalFatigueFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSeverity of Illness IndexReproducibility of ResultsCase-Control Studies

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