Fatigue, depression and quality of life in cancer patients: how are they related?

Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
M R Visser, E M Smets

Abstract

In a study concerning a group of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy three research questions were addressed. (1) Is fatigue a valid criterion for depression in these somatically ill patients? (2) What is the 'cause-and-effect' relation between fatigue and depression? (3) To what extent are fatigue and depression related to patients' quality of life. A heterogeneous sample of cancer patients (n = 250) were interviewed before treatment, 2 weeks after treatment and 9 months later. Fatigue was measured using the MFI, a self-report instrument covering five dimensions of fatigue. Depression was assessed with the non-somatic items of the CES-D. Quality of life had to be indicated on a Cantrill ladder. Fatigue and depression do not follow the same course over time. Just after radiotherapy, fatigue had either increased or remained stable, depending on the dimension under consideration. Depression, in contrast, decreased. Nine months later fatigue had decreased, whereas levels of depression remained stable. Concurrent relations between fatigue and depression were mostly moderate. There was no strong evidence for a cause-and-effect relationship between depression and fatigue. Depression showed highest concurrent relationships with qu...Continue Reading

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