References
Ahlberg, K., Ekman, T., & Gaston-Johansson, F. (2005). Fatigue, psychological distress, coping resources, and functional status during radiotherapy for uterine cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 32, 633-640.
Akechi, T., Kugaya, A., Okamura, H., Yamawaki, S., & Uchitomi, Y. (1999). Fatigue and its associated factors in ambulatory cancer patients: A preliminary study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 17, 42-48.
Arndt, V., Merx, H., Stegmaier, C., Ziegler, H., & Brenner, H. (2004). Quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer 1 year after diagnosis compared with the general population: A population-based study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22, 4829-4836.
Auchter, R.M., Scholtens, D., Adak, S., Wagner, H., Cella, D.R., & Mehta, M.P. (2001). Quality of life assessment in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients undergoing an accelerated radiotherapy regimen: Report of ECOG study 4593. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 50, 1199-1206.
Bansal, M., Mohanti, B.K., Shah, N., Chaudhry, R., Bahadur, S., & Shukla, N.K. (2004). Radiation related morbidities and their impact on quality of life in head and neck cancer patients receiving radical radiotherapy. Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation, 13, 481-488.
Brucker, P.S., Yost, K., Cashy, J., Webster, K., & Cella, D. (2005). General population and cancer patient norms for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). Evaluation and the Health Professions, 28, 192-211.
Burns, N., & Grove, S.K. (2001). The practice of nursing research: Conduct, critique and utilization (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Camp-Sorrell, D. (2000). Chemotherapy: Toxicity management. In C.H. Yarbro, M.H. Frogge, M. Goodman, & S.L. Groenwald (Eds.), Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (5th ed., pp. 444-486). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Cella, D.F., Tulsky, D.S., Gray, G., Sarafian, F., Linn, E., Bonomi, A., et al. (1993). The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: Development and validation of the general measure. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11, 570-579.
Center for Survey Research. (2002). Boston area survey. Boston: Author.
Christman, N.J., Oakley, M.G., & Cronin, S.N. (2001). Developing and using preparatory information for women undergoing radiation therapy for cervical or uterine cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 93-98.
Cimprich, B. (1998). Age and extent of surgery affect attention in women treated for breast cancer. Research in Nursing and Health, 21, 229-238.
Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Costanzo, E.S., Lutgendorf, S.K., Rothrock, N.E., & Anderson, B. (2006). Coping and quality of life among women extensively treated for gynecologic cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 15, 132-142.
Curt, G.A., Breitbart, W., Cella, D., Groopman, J.E., Horning, S.J., Itri, L.M., et al. (2000). Impact of cancer-related fatigue on the lives of patients: New findings from the Fatigue Coalition. Oncologist, 5, 353-360.
Der, G., & Everitt, B. (2002). A handbook of statistical analyses using SAS (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: Chapman and Hall.
DiMattio, M.J., & Tulman, L. (2003). A longitudinal study of functional status and correlates following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in women. Nursing Research, 52, 98-107.
Frogge, M.H. & Cunning, S.M. (2000). Surgical therapy. In C.H. Yarbro, M.H. Frogge, M. Goodman, & S.L. Groenwald (Eds.), Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (5th ed., pp. 272-285). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Garman, K.S., Pieper, C.F., Seo, P., & Cohen, H.J. (2003). Function in elderly cancer survivors depends on comorbidities. Journals of Gerontology Series A—Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 58, M1119-M1124.
Given, B., Given, C., Azzouz, F., & Stommel, M. (2001). Physical functioning of elderly cancer patients prior to diagnosis and following initial treatment. Nursing Research, 50, 222-232.
Gotay, C.C., Korn, E.L., McCabe, M.S., Moore, T.D., & Cheson, B.D. (1992). Quality-of-life assessment in cancer treatment protocols: Research issues in protocol development. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 84, 575-579.
Greenberg, D., Sawicka, J., Eisenthal, S., & Ross, D. (1992). Fatigue syndrome due to localized radiation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 7, 38-45.
Haylock, P.J., & Hart, L.K. (1979). Fatigue in patients receiving localized radiation. Cancer Nursing, 2, 461-467.
Irvine, S., Vincent, L., Graydon, J., Bubela, N., & Thompson, L. (1994). The prevalence and correlates of fatigue in patients receiving treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Cancer Nursing, 21, 127-135.
John, L.D. (2001). Quality of life in patients receiving radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 807-813.
Karki, A., Simonen, R., Malkia, E., & Selfe, J. (2005). Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after breast cancer operation. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 37, 180-188.
Karnofsky, D., & Buchenal, J. (1949). The clinical evaluation of chemotherapeutic agents in cancer. New York: Columbia University Press.
Knobf, M.T., & Sun, Y. (2005). A longitudinal study of symptoms and self-care activities in women treated with primary radiotherapy for breast cancer. Cancer Nursing, 28, 210-218.
Knopp, J.M. (1997). Lung cancer. In K.H. Dow, J.D. Bucholtz, R. Iwamoto, V. Fieler, & L. Hilderly (Eds.), Nursing care in radiation oncology (2nd ed., pp. 293-315). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.
Kurtz, M.E., Kurtz, J.C., Stommel, M., Given, C.W., & Given, B. (1999). The influence of symptoms, age, comorbidity and cancer site on physical functioning and mental health of geriatric women patients. Women and Health, 29, 1-12.
Lundh, H.C., Seiger, A., & Furst, C.J. (2005). Quality of life in terminal care—With special reference to age, gender, and marital status. Supportive Care in Cancer, 14, 320-328.
Maher, K.E. (2000). Radiation therapy: Toxicities and management. In C.H. Yarbro, M.H. Frogge, M. Goodman, & S.L. Groenwald (Eds.), Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (5th ed., pp. 323-351). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
McDaniel, R.W., & Rhodes, V.A. (2000). Fatigue. In C.H. Yarbro, M.H. Frogge, M. Goodman, & S.L. Groenwald (Eds.), Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (5th ed., pp. 737-753). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Moore-Higgs, G.J., Watkins-Bruner, D., Balmer, L., Johnson-Doneski, J., Komarny, P., Mautner, B., et al. (2003). The role of licensed nursing personnel in radiation oncology part A: Results of a descriptive study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 30, 51-58.
Mor, V., Laliberte, L., Morris, J.N., & Wiemann, M. (1984). The Karnofsky Performance Status scale: An examination of its reliability and validity in a research setting. Cancer, 53, 2002-2007.
Munro, A.J., & Potter, S. (1996). A quantitative approach to the distress caused by symptoms in patients treated with radical radiotherapy. British Journal of Cancer, 74, 640-647.
Munro, B. (2001). Statistical methods for health care research (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Nowak, A.K., Stockler, M.R., & Byrne, M.J. (2004). Assessing quality of life during chemotherapy for mesothelioma: Feasibility, validity, and results of using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire and Lung Cancer Module. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22, 3172-3180.
Oberst, M.T., Hughes, S.H., Chang, A.S., & McCubbin, M.A. (1991). Self-care burden, stress appraisal, and mood among persons receiving radiotherapy. Cancer Nursing, 14, 71-78.
Pandy, M., Thomas, B.C., SreeRekha, P., Ramdas, K., Ratheesan, K., Parameswaran, S., et al. (2005). Quality of life determinants in women with breast cancer undergoing treatment with curative intent. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 3, 63.
Piper, B.F. (1997). Measuring fatigue. In M. Frank-Stromborg & S.J. Olsen (Eds.), Instruments for clinical health-care research (2nd ed., pp. 482-496). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Piper, B.F., Dibble, S.L., Dodd, M.J., Weiss, M.C., Slaughter, R.E., & Paul, S.M. (1998). The revised Piper Fatigue Scale: Psychometric evaluation in women with breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 25, 677-684.
Poirier, P. (2005). Policy implications of the relationship of sick leave benefits, individual characteristics, and fatigue to employment during radiation therapy for cancer. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 6, 305-318.
Poirier, P. (2006). The relationship of sick leave benefits, employment patterns, and individual characteristics to radiation therapy-related fatigue. Oncology Nursing Forum, 33, 593-601.
Rosenfeld, B., Roth, A.J., Gandhi, S., & Penson, D. (2004). Differences in health-related quality of life of prostate cancer patients based on stage. Psycho-Oncology, 13, 800-807.
Roy, C., Sr., & Andrews, H.A. (1999). Roy Adaptation Model. Stamford, CT: Appleton and Lange.
Schmidt, C.E., Bestmann, B., Kuchler, T., Longo, W.E., Rohde, B., & Kremer, B. (2005). Gender differences in quality of life of patients with rectal cancer. A five-year prospective study. World Journal of Surgery, 29, 1630-1641.
Schwartz, A.L., Nail, L.M., Chen, S., Meek, P., Barsevick, A.M., King, M.E., et al. (2000). Fatigue patterns observed in patients receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Cancer Investigation, 18, 11-19.
Serin, D., Dilhuydy, J.M., Romestaing, P., Guiochet, N., Gledhill, J., Bret, P., et al. (2004). 'Parcours de Femme 2001': A French opinion survey on overall disease and everyday life management in 1870 women presenting with gynecological or breast cancer and their caregivers. Annals of Oncology, 15, 1056-1064.
Stone, P., Richards, M., A'Hern, R., & Hardy, J. (2001). Fatigue in patients with cancer of the breast or prostate undergoing radical radiotherapy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 22, 1007-1015.
Sultan, S., Fisher, D.A., Voils, C.I., Kinney, A.Y., Sandler, R.S., & Provenzale, D. (2004). Impact of functional support on health-related quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer, 101, 2737-2743.
Tanaka, K., Akechi, T., Okuyama, T., Nishiwaki, Y., & Uchitomi, Y. (2002). Impact of dyspnea, pain, and fatigue on daily life activities in ambulatory patients with advanced lung cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 23, 417-423.
Tchen, N., Bedard, P., Yi, Q.L., Klein, M., Cella, D., Eremenco, S., et al. (2003). Quality of life and understanding of disease status among cancer patients of different ethnic origin. British Journal of Cancer, 89, 641-647.
Tulman, L., & Fawcett, J. (2006). Development of the Comprehensive Inventory of Functioning-Cancer [Abstract 228]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 33, 459.
Tulman, L., Fawcett, J., & McEvoy, M.D. (1991). Development of the Inventory of Functional Status-Cancer. Cancer Nursing, 14, 254-260.
Uzun, O., Aslan, F.E., Selimen, D., & Koc, M. (2004). Quality of life in women with breast cancer in Turkey. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 36, 207-213.
Williams, P.D., Ducey, K.A., Sears, A.M., Williams, A.R., Tobin-Rumelhart, S.E., & Bunde, P. (2001). Treatment type and symptom severity among oncology patients by self-report. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 38, 359-367.
Yates, J.W., Chalmers, B., & McKegney, F.P. (1980). Evaluation of patients with advanced cancer using the Karnofsky Performance Status. Cancer, 45, 2220-2224.