Effect of Qizaoyixue decoction with exercise on cancer-related fatigue for oophoroma patients during intermittent chemotherapy

VernacularTitle:芪枣益血汤加运动干预对卵巢癌患者化疗间歇期癌因性疲乏的效果
Author: Xi-Jian QIU ¹ ; Yi-Wu HUANG ; Mei-Hua XU
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1. 广东医学院附属医院
Keywords: Oophoroma; Fatigue; Qizaoyixue decoction; Exercise intervention; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2011;17(14):1646-1649
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of Qizaoyixue decoction with exercise on cancer-related fatigue for oophoroma patients during intermittent chemotherapy.Methods 92 oophoroma patients with cancer-related fatigue were given diet intervention with exercise. They were investigated by Simple Fatigue Assessment Scale and European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-QLQ-C30 for assessing their cancer-related fatigue and quality of life before the intervention and 30 days after the intervention with self-contrast method. Fatigue level and change of quality of life for them before and after the intervention were compared.Results Patients' fatigue was greatly relieved after the intervention;there was significant difference compared with that before the intervention (u=4.5,P<0.01). There was significant difference in quality of life compared with that before the intervention (P<0.01).Conclusions Qizaoyixue decoction with exercise could effectively relieve cancer-related fatigue for oophoroma patients during intermittent chemotherapy and improve their quality of life.