Objective To explore the correlation between the cancer-related fatigue and uncertainty in illness among breast cancer inpatients. Methods Totally 90 patients with breast cancer were involved in the study by cancer fatigue scale (CRS) and Mishel's uncertainty in illness scale-adult (MUIS-A). The correlations were analyzed. Results Approximately 100.00%patients experienced fatigue during hospitalization. The total score of uncertainty in illness was 107.51 ± 21.26. There was a positive correlation between each fatigue dimension and uncertainty in illness (P<0.001). Conclusions Cancer-related fatigue is widespread among breast cancer inpatients and sense of uncertainty in illness of patients is at a moderate level. Nursing staff can help patients to reduce disease uncertainty and improve the life quality of patients by strengthening health education , providing comprehensive information support, fully mobilizing patients' social support system.%目的 了解乳腺癌患者癌因性疲乏和疾病不确定感的现状,探讨两者的相关性. 方法 采用癌因性疲乏量表(cancer fatigue scale, CFS)和中文版Mishel疾病不确定感量表(Mishel's uncertainty in illness scale-adult, MUIS-A)对90例乳腺癌患者进行调查.结果 乳腺癌患者总体疲乏发生率为100.00%,MUIS-A得分为(107.51 ± 21.26)分.乳腺癌患者癌因性疲乏与疾病不明确性、复杂性和整体确定感均呈正相关(P<0.001). 结论 乳腺癌患者癌因性疲乏普遍存在,疾病不确定感处于中等水平.护理人员可从降低乳腺癌患者的疾病不确定感出发,加强疾病知识宣教,及时提供全面的信息支持,充分调动患者的社会支持系统等措施,从而减轻患者的癌因性疲乏,提高患者的生命质量.
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