Maria Inês Clara1,2,3,*, Maria Cristina Canavarro2,3, Ana Severina4, Susana Ramos4, Carla Rafael4, Ana Allen Gomes1,2,3
Psycho-Oncologie, Vol.18, No.1, pp. 49-57, 2024, DOI:10.32604/po.2023.044320
Abstract Aims: We aimed to compare cancer survivors’ fatigue expression with that of the general population and examine psychobiological
factors associated with fatigue. Procedure: In this quantitative, transversal study, we analyzed clinical and sociodemographic
indicators of 389 participants (68.38% females): 148 cancer survivors on active treatment, 55 disease-free survivors, 75 patients
with another chronic disease, and 111 healthy individuals. Results: Fatigue was expressed dissimilarly in patients with a
previous history of cancer and participants without a history of cancer. Survivors on active treatment reported significantly
higher levels of fatigue than the other clinical status groups. Nonetheless, some level of cancer-related fatigue… More >