Cancer-Related Fatigue Across Sensory, Behavioral, Cognitive, Affective Domains and HRV metrics: A Prevalence Study

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Published: Mar 1, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29070/sd9zwm05
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Cancer-related fatigue, Revised Piper Fatigue Scale, Sensory fatigue, Heart rate Variability (HRV) post-chemotherapy fatigue, Quality of Life

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D. J. Tanigaiselvane

PhD Scholar, CMJ University, Jorabat, Meghalaya

Dr. Ravi Shankar Ravi

Dean of Allied Health Science, Capital University, Jharkhand

Dr. Anil Kumar Singh

Specialist Physiotherapist, Ministry of Health

Abstract

Background/Objective: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a multidimensional symptom impacting physical, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional domains. This study evaluates the prevalence of CRF using the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS-R) across sensory, behavioral, cognitive, and affective domains and Heart rate variability (HRV) among cancer patients’ post-chemotherapy.


Methods: A cross-sectional prevalence study was conducted among 253 post-chemotherapy cancer patients. Demographic data, fatigue severity (assessed using PFS-R and Brief Fatigue Inventory), and biometric measures (HRV) were analyzed.


Results: The sample consisted of 57.3% males and 42.7% females. Fatigue was most prevalent in the 50–60 age group (34.4%). Lung cancer patients reported the highest fatigue levels (BFI: 8.31 ± 0.88), and breast cancer patients the lowest (BFI: 8.06 ± 0.95). Sensory fatigue was the highest domain-specific score (7.85 ± 1.12). Gender and age showed minimal variation.


Conclusion: CRF is highly prevalent among cancer patients, particularly in lung cancer cases. These findings emphasize the importance of comprehensive fatigue management strategies to improve quality of life.

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Advances in Science and Technology (JAST)

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