Abstract

Fatigue is the most prevalent and disturbing symptom in cancer patients; however, little research explains the correlates and predictors of fatigue. The purposes of this study were to describe the fatigue patterns in lymphoma patients undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (APBSCT) and to examine the relationships among these fatigue patterns and the changes in the patterns of melatonin, depression, pain, nausea, hemoglobin level, total sleep time within 24 hours, and number of awakenings at night that contribute to the changes in fatigue during the baseline, chemotherapy and recovery periods. The conceptual framework of this prospective, descriptive, correlational, and repeated measures study is based on Piper's Integrated Fatigue Model.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3122944; ProQuest document ID: 305097071. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Majeda M. El-Banna, PhD, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Phi Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Lymphoma Patients, Treatment-based Fatigue, Side-effect Treatment

Advisor

Martha Foxall

Second Advisor

Lynne Farr

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Degree Year

2004

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-05-28

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