Fatigue and physical activity in older adults with cancer: A systematic review of the literature

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Luctkar Flude, Marian Florence ^a   Groll, Dianne L ^b   Tranmer, Joan E ^b   Woodend, Kirsten ^c  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer fatigue; Elderly; Exercise; Fatigue; Neoplasm; Older adult; Physical activity; Physical function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUNG CANCER; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34548671457     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000290815.99323.75     Document Type: Review

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