Evolving Routines

Preventing Fatigue Associated with Lung and Colorectal Cancer

Bibliographic Data

ID4613744
AuthorsKarin Olson (0000-0001-8872-2355, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada), Barbara Tom (Cross Cancer Institute), B S Tom (Cancer Institute (WIA)), Joanne Hewitt (0000-0003-0370-6394, Cross Cancer Institute), Joan Whittingham (Cross Cancer Institute), Lisa Buchanan (Cross Cancer Institute), Lisa Brown Buchanan (0000-0001-9721-7115, Cancer Institute (WIA)), Gail Ganton (Cross Cancer Institute)
Year2002
Volume12
Issue5
Pages655-670
Publication date2002-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973202129120160
PMID11993562
OpenAlexW2123691784
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

Some individuals with cancer develop fatigue whereas others do not. To begin the development of a biobehavioral model that could explain this phenomenon, the authors interviewed 29 individuals with lung and colorectal cancer before, during, and after treatment and obtained evaluable data for 18. Blood samples and body weight were obtained at the time of each interview. A three-stage process, evolving routines, and an adaptive behavioral mode labeled gliding characterized those who reported little or no fatigue, even when hemoglobin levels were low. Three other nonadaptive behavioral modes (inertia, disorganization, and overexertion) characterized those who reported fatigue. Individuals with similar disease and treatment profiles seldom demonstrated the same behavioral or biological response patterns

Cancer · Cancer-related fatigue · Colorectal cancer · Lung cancer · Cancer survivorship and care · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Oncology

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