A survey of nurses' knowledge and attitude towards cancer-related fatigue

VernacularTitle:护理人员对癌因性疲乏的知识与态度的现状调查研究
Author: Lu DONG ; Aiqin ZHANG ; Xianghong YE ; Xiaoxiang GUAN ; Qianwen ZHONG
Keywords: Cancer-related fatigue; Nurses; Knowledge; Attitude
From: Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2017;30(8):858-861
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a key in the management of cancer patients' clinic syptoms.This article investigated the status quo of nurses' knowledge and attitude towards CFR.Methods THe method of cross-sectional survey and questionnaire was used to investigate the knowledge and attitude towards CRF among nurses from related departments of three Grade III hospitals in Nanjing.Results 142 nurses answered the questionnaire.The average correct rate was 76.25%, among which nurses from the oncology department had better congition rate than nurses from other medical and surgical departments (84.3%, 75.98%, 79.57%) , representing significant difference (P<0.05).64.79% of the nurses found the relatives of cancer patients and nurses often fail to understand cancer patients;complaint of fatigue, 76.76% of nurses assumed there is lack of communication in fatigue between patients and medical staff.94.36% of nurses agreed medical institutions should strengthen the management of CRF.Conclusion At present, the clinical nurses have inadequate knowledge about CRF, which should be enhanced in future work.