FATIGUE AND ITS INFLUENCING FACTORS IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER DURING CHEMOTHERAPY

Abstract

This study aims to explore the fatigue and its influencing factors in adolescent and young adult cancer patients during chemotherapy. A total of 176 adolescent and young adult patients with cancer were recruited from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University by a simple random sampling method. The research tools included a demographic data questionnaire, Chinese version of Piper Fatigue Scale Revised, Chinese version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Chinese version of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Chinese version of Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment, and Chinese version of Family APGAR. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis. This study showed that adolescent and young adult cancer patients had a mean score of 6.0 (SD=0.81) for fatigue during chemotherapy, which was moderate. The results also found that AYA self-efficacy anxiety (β =.468, p

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