Prevalence and Factors Associated with Cancer Related Fatigue Among Cancer Patients Attending Tikur Anbessa Sepcialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: cancer related fatigue is a, subjective sense of physical, emotional, and/or cognitive tiredness related to cancer that is distressing, persistent and not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning. Though, the percentages of patients who experience cancer related fatigue vary across studies ranging from 25% to 100% depending on the type of treatment and the type and stage of cancer. However, there is limited information at the study area as well as at national level about the current topic.
Objective: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with cancer related fatigue among cancer patients attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from January 20 th to February 20 th of 2021. It included 406 samples of cancer patients by systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected by using pre-tested structured face to face interviewer and collected after obtaining written consent from the respondents. The data was entered into Epi-info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS Version 25. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was done. AOR and 95% CI was used to see the strength of the association. Independent variables with P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant association with the outcome variable.
Result: A total of 383 participants were included which makes the response rate 94.3%. The mean age of the respondents was 46.91 (SD=14.70) years. Among the respondents, the majority were 51 years and above (42%) and 61.6% of them were female. Almost three-fourth of the patients were married (70.2%). The prevalence of cancer related fatigues was 72.3%. Patients who were female (AOR 4.80), single (AOR 5.43), depression (AOR 5.30) and anxiety (AOR 2.88) had statically significant association with cancer related fatigue.
Conclusion & recommendation: huge portion of the patients were experienced
cancer related fatigues. So, health care providers working at oncology units should have a continuous/routine screening for cancer related fatigues that will help for early identification patients with the problem and manage it accordingly. This will have its own contribution in improving the health condition of the patients.
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Cancer related fatigue, cancer, patient, prevalence