Effect Of Pranayama on Reducing the Level of Fatigue During External Radiation Therapy Among the Patients in A Cancer Hospital of Guwahati, Assam India

Introduction: Cancer related fatigue, a problem often less understood and under-diagnosed. It is imperative to find non-invasive and non-pharmacological solutions for managing it. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of pranayama on reducing the level of Fatigue during External Radiation Therapy (ERT) among the patients in a selected cancer hospital of Guwahati, Assam. Materials and methods: The study adopted Quantitative evaluative approach; randomized pre-test post-test control group design. Simple random sampling technique without replacement was used and 84 cancer pa-tients were equally divided in control group (42) and experimental group (42). The pre-test level of fatigue was assessed from both the groups and pranayama as intervention was given to experimental group. Result: Pranayama was found to be effective in patients receiving ERT. It was found that following pranaya-ma, majority in experimental group 41 (97.6%) had mild level of fatigue whereas in control group 27 (64.3%) experienced severe level of fatigue. There is significant mean difference in the experimental group as com-pared to control group after the intervention of pranayama (t=17.99, df=41, p-value=<.001). Conclusion: Pranayama is found to be effective intervention in reducing fatigue among cancer patients re-ceiving ERT.

Best evidence summary of cancer-related fatigue in children with leukemia / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To evaluate and summarize the best evidence related to the management of cancer-related fatigue in children with leukemia and provide an evidence-based basis for clinical practice.Methods:The search for the relevant guidelines and evidence synthesis from UpToDate, JBI, Cochrane Library, Registered Nurses′ Association of Ontario, Guidelines International Network, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, National Guideline Clearinghouse, YiMaiTong Guideline Network, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, PubMed, CINAHL, EMbase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, China Biology Medicine from January 1st, 2012 to May 1st, 2022. Two researchers evaluated the quality of the literature independently according to the unified standard and extracted the best evidence.Results:A total of 13 literatures were extracted, including three clinical practice guidelines, two evidence summaries and eight systematic reviews. Finally, 22 pieces of evidence were summarized, involving six aspects which were environmental management, cancer-related fatigue assessment, exercise management, adventure therapy, sleep management and psychosocial interventions.Conclusions:Best evidence for the management of cancer-related fatigue in children with leukemia, which should be used in conjunction with the environment, the child's age, physical ability, medical condition and psychological acceptability to develop an individualized symptom management plan to improve the quality of care and the child′s quality of life.

Evaluation of the effect of Zhushui plaster application and nursing combined with Elemene injection on lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusion / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To study the effect of Zhushui plaster application and nursing combined with elemene injection on the psychological state, the degree of cancer-related fatigue, and the quality of life of lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusion.Methods:According to the clinical controlled trial, a total of 100 patients with malignant pleural effusion of lung cancer admitted to the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Ⅱ and Vascular Surgery of Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital from April 2019 to December 2021 were convenient selected and divided into control group and experimental group with 50 cases in each group by random number table method. The control group received intrapleural perfusion therapy with elemene injection, and the experimental group was treated with Zhushui plaster on the basis of the control group. The psychological state, cancer-induced fatigue and quality of life of the two groups before and after treatment were compared.Results:There was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups before intervention (all P>0.05). There were no significant differences in psychological status, cancer-induced fatigue and the quality of life before intervention between the two groups (all P>0.05). After the intervention, the anxious and depressed scores of the patients in the experimental group were (64.12 ± 3.24) and (60.38 ± 3.00), respectively, which were lower than those in the control group, (66.00 ± 3.69) and (62.10 ± 3.30), and the differences were statistically significant ( t=2.72, 2.73, both P<0.05). The scores of perceived fatigue, emotional fatigue, cognitive fatigue and behavioral fatigue in the experimental group were (5.66 ± 0.59), (5.26 ± 0.75), (4.00 ± 0.93) and (5.08 ± 0.80), respectively, which were lower than those in the control group, (5.98 ± 0.74), (5.70 ± 1.09), (4.42 ± 1.07) and (5.52 ± 1.00), respectively, and the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.10-2.46, all P<0.05); in addition, the dimensions and total scores of the quality of life in the experimental group were (50.54 ± 5.09), (52.49 ± 4.46), (50.40 ± 4.40), (48.96 ± 3.32) and (202.38 ± 15.42), respectively, which were higher than those in the control group, (47.82 ± 6.69), (49.40 ± 6.28), (47.24 ± 4.70), (46.56 ± 4.13) and (191.00 ± 15.79) respectively, and the differences were statistically significant ( t values were -3.65--2.29, all P<0.05). Conclusions:Zhushui plaster application and nursing combined with elemene injection can not only effectively control the negative psychological state of lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusion and reduce the degree of cancer-related fatigue, but also improve their quality of life.

Treatment of cancer-related fatigue based on "treating overstrain syndrome with warming methods" / 国际中医中药杂志

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) belongs to the category of "consumptive disease" in TCM, and its occurrence is based on "internal deficiency" of the body causing by the tumor. Its nature is intermingled deficiency and excess. Its pathogenesis is the deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang and zang-fu viscera dysfunction caused by disorders of "rise and fall of middle qi" and kidney origin depletion. The theory of "treating overstrain syndrome with warming methods" originates from Huang Di Nei Jing, which proposes that warming methods are the basic methods of treating consumptive disease. Therefore, starting from the cause and pathogenesis of CRF, this article sorted out the theoretical origin of "treating overstrain syndrome with warming methods", and discussed the clinical application of warming methods for the treatment of CRF combining with modern clinical research, with the purpose to provide references for clinical practice.

Relationship between the level of hope and cancer-related fatigue among breast cancer patients： mediating role of resilience / 四川精神卫生

BackgroundAt least 77.0% of breast cancer patients will experience cancer-related fatigue. Hope level and resilience play as two important factors that have influence on cancer-related fatigue. Currently， most studies involve one single factor， either the level of hope or resilience， and explore its relationship with the cancer-related fatigue. Only limited studies explore the action mechanism behind with all three factors put together. ObjectiveTo investigate the mediating role of resilience between hope and cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer， and to provide references for finding intervention targets for cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients. MethodsFrom March to October 2022， this study was conducted on the sample size of 324 hospitalized patients from three Grade-A tertiary hospitals in Shaanxi Province. These patients were over 18 years old and pathologically diagnosed as breast cancer. Hope level， resilience and cancer-related fatigue were assessed， respectively， using Adult Dispositional Hope Scale （ADHS）， Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale （CD-RISC-10） and Cancer Fatigue Scale （CFS）. Pearson Correlation Analysis was used to analyze the relationship between ADHS score， CD-RISC-10 score and CFS score. AMOS 22.0 was used to analyze the mediating effect of resilience between hope level and cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients. ResultsThe detection rate of cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer was 88.58%. Scores of ADHS and CD-RISC-10 were negatively correlated with CFS score （r=-0.750， -0.809， P<0.01）. ADHS score was positively correlated with CD-RISC-10 score （r=0.901， P<0.01）. Resilience had a mediating effect between the hope level and cancer-related fatigue. The mediating effect value was -0.676（95% CI： -1.005~-0.347）， accounting for 81.90% of the total effect. ConclusionThe hope level of breast cancer patients can affect cancer-related fatigue directly as well as indirectly through resilience. Resilience plays a partial mediating role between hope level and cancer-related fatigue .

Mechanism of Cistanches Herba in treatment of cancer-related fatigue based on network pharmacology and experimental verification / 中国中药杂志

This study aimed to explore the mechanism of Cistanches Herba in the treatment of cancer-induced fatigue(CRF) by network pharmacology combined with in vivo and in vitro experiments to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical medication. The chemical constituents and targets of Cistanches Herba were searched from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP). The targets of CRF were screened out by GeneCards and NCBI. The common targets of traditional Chinese medicine and disease were selected to construct a protein-protein interaction(PPI) network, followed by Gene Ontology(GO) functional and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses. A visual signal pathway rela-ted to Chinese medicine and disease targets was constructed. The CRF model was induced by paclitaxel(PTX) in mice. Mice were divided into a control group, a PTX model group, and low-and high-dose Cistanches Herba extract groups(250 and 500 mg·kg~(-1)). The anti-CRF effect in mice was evaluated by open field test, tail suspension test, and exhaustive swimming time, and the pathological morphology of skeletal muscle was evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining. The cancer cachexia model in C2C12 muscle cells was induced by C26 co-culture, and the cells were divided into a control group, a conditioned medium model group, and low-, medium-, and high-dose Cistanches Herba extract groups(62.5, 125, and 250 μg·mL~(-1)). The reactive oxygen species(ROS) content in each group was detected by flow cytometry, and the intracellular mitochondrial status was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy. The protein expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α), BNIP3L, and Beclin-1 were detected by Western blot. Six effective constituents were screened out from Cistanches Herba. The core genes of Cistanches Herba in treating CRF were AKT1, IL-6, VEGFA, CASP3, JUN, EGFR, MYC, EGF, MAPK1, PTGS2, MMP9, IL-1B, FOS, and IL10, and the pathways related to CRF were AGE-RAGE and HIF-1α. Through GO enrichment analysis, it was found that the main biological functions involved were lipid peroxidation, nutrient deficiency, chemical stress, oxidative stress, oxygen content, and other biological processes. The results of the in vivo experiment showed that Cistanches Herba extract could significantly improve skeletal muscle atrophy in mice to relieve CRF. The in vitro experiment showed that Cistanches Herba extract could significantly reduce the content of intracellular ROS, the percentage of mitochondrial fragmentation, and the protein expression of Beclin-1 and increase the number of autophagosomes and the protein expression of HIF-1α and BNIP3L. Cistanches Herba showed a good anti-CRF effect, and its mechanism may be related to the key target proteins in the HIF-1α signaling pathway.

Research progress on cancer-related fatigue induced by radiotherapy / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a symptom associated with cancer and cancer treatment. The incidence of CRF during radiotherapy is extremely high and severely affects the quality of life and treatment compliance of patients. Although more and more studies on CRF have been carried out, the pathogenesis of CRF caused by radiotherapy is still not well understood, and systemic interventions remain to be improved. In this article, the pathogenesis, influencing factors, and interventions of CRF caused by radiotherapy were reviewed, aiming to provide reference for optimizing treatment options in clinical practice.

Effects of cognitive intervention in an attribution study on psychological resilience and cancer-related fatigue in older adult patients with lung cancer / 中国基层医药

Objective:To investigate the effects of cognitive intervention in an attribution study on psychological resilience and cancer-related fatigue in older adult patients with lung cancer.Methods:A total of 88 older adult patients with lung cancer who received treatment in Ningbo Ninth Hospital between January 2018 and January 2020 were included in this study. These patients were randomly divided into a study group ( n = 44) and a control group ( n = 44). The control group was given routine nursing intervention, and the study group was given cognitive intervention under an attribution study. All patients were treated for 6 consecutive months. After the intervention, the changes in psychological resilience and improvements in cancer-related fatigue symptoms compared with before intervention were observed. The Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ) was applied to evaluate the change in coping styles after intervention relative to before intervention. Before and after intervention, patient compliance was compared between the two groups. Results:After 6 months of intervention, the scores of various dimensions of the Chinese version of Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in the study group were (7.74 ± 1.36) points, (23.67 ± 1.94) points, and (41.28 ± 1.47) points, respectively, which were significantly higher than (6.92 ± 1.12) points, (12.45 ± 2.76) points, and (32.34 ± 1.69) points respectively in the control group ( t = 3.08, 22.06, 26.47, all P < 0.05). The scores of various dimensions of Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised (PFS) in the study group were (4.85 ± 1.15) points, (4.71 ± 1.05) points, (4.85 ± 1.05) points, (5.24 ± 1.05) points, respectively, which were significantly lower than (6.33 ± 1.25) points, (6.21 ± 1.52) points, (6.39 ± 1.17) points, (6.72 ± 1.23) points respectively in the control group ( t = 5.78, 5.38, 6.49, 6.07, all P < 0.05). The score of positive coping style in the study group was (28.51 ± 2.65) points, which was significantly higher than (24.84 ± 2.52) points in the control group ( t = 6.65, P < 0.05). The score of negative coping style was (12.39 ± 2.53) points, which was significantly lower than (14.81 ± 2.12) points in the control group ( t = 4.86, P < 0.05). The patient compliance with medication, review, diet, and physical exercise in the study group were 100.00%, 90.91%, 90.91%, and 81.82%, respectively, which were significantly higher than 81.81%, 68.18%, 75.00%, and 61.36%, respectively in the control group ( χ2 = 6.73, 6.98, 3.93, 4.52, all P < 0.05). Conclusion:Cognitive intervention in an attribution study can enhance psychological resilience, improve the symptoms of cancer-related fatigue, promote a positive change of coping style, and enhance treatment compliance in older adult patients with lung cancer.

Best evidence summary for non-pharmaceutical therapy of cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To search, evaluate and summarize the best evidence for non-pharmaceutical therapy of cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients.Methods:According to the "6S" evidence model, systematically searched relevant domestic and foreign guideline networks and databases to collect relevant evidences, including clinical decision support, guidelines, evidence summaries, and systematic reviews. Retrieval time from the establishment of the database to August 2021. After evaluating the quality of the literature, we extracted and summarized relevant evidence.Results:A total of 18 articles were included in this study, including 1 clinical decision support, 4 clinical practice guidelines, 5 evidence summarie and 8 systematic reviews. 25 pieces of best evidence were summarized, involving non-pharmacological interventions in 7 aspects: health education, exercise intervention, psychosocial intervention, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, nutritional support, sleep therapy and bright white light therapy.Conclusions:It is recommended that medical staff should combine clinical practice, scientifically select the best evidence and use evidence-based management scheme for cancer-related fatigue to reduce cancer-related fatigue and improve patients′ life quality.

Longitudinal study on the trajectory and influencing factors of cancer-related fatigue in patients with lung cancer during perioperative period / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To explore the changing track of cancer-related fatigue in patients with lung cancer during perioperative period and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:From December 2020 to May 2021, 162 eligible patients with lung cancer were selected in the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital by convenient sampling method. Mental resilience and social support were investigated before operation (T0);and cancer-related fatigue was investigated before operation (T0),3 days after operation (T1), 1 week after operation (T2), 2 weeks after operation (T3) and 1 month after operation (T4), and Latent Class Growth Model was used to identify the track categories. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors.Results:Three cancer-related fatigue tracks were fitted in this study, which were no fatigue group (31.7%), increased fatigue group (36.0%) and sustained fatigue group (32.3%). Univariate analysis showed that smoking history ( χ2=14.83, P<0.05), BMI ( χ2=29.67, P<0.05), hemoglobin count ( F=4.57, P<0.05), mental resilience ( F=35.53, P<0.05), social support ( F=47.53, P<0.05) were related to the track category of cancer-related fatigue. Logistic regression analysis showed that smoking history, over weight/obesity, resilience and social support were the predictors of cancer-related fatigue locus ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Perioperative cancer-related fatigue of patients with lung cancer has different change trajectories, patients with higher BMI and lower resilience are more likely to have a tendency of persistent fatigue. Patients with smoking history and lower social support are more likely to have an upward trend of fatigue. For this kind of lung cancer patients, medical staff should take timely and effective intervention measures to improve their cancer-related fatigue.

Construction and application of a risk prediction model for moderate to severe cancer-related fatigue in patients undergoing chemotherapy of prostate cancer / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To investigate the risk factors of moderate to severe cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in patients undergoing chemotherapy of prostate cancer, and to construct a nomogram model to predict the occurrence of CRF.Methods:Using the case data questionnaire, Brief Fatigue Inventory, Social Support Rating Scale and International Prostate Symptom Scores, 724 patients of prostate cancer treated by chemotherapy in Shanghai Tenth People′s Hospital from August 2016 to June 2021 were selected and were treated with 1∶1 ratio, and the indexes of the moderate and severe CRF group (216 cases) and the non-moderate and severe CRF group (216 cases) were compared. According to the ratio of 7∶3, the envelope method was used to divide into training set and validation set. The independent risk factors of moderate and severe CRF were explored by univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis, and the risk prediction model was established and the nomogram model was constructed. The C-index and area under ROC curve were used to verify the prediction effect of the model.Results:Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that BMI ranged from 24.0 to 27.9 kg/m 2 ( OR=1.733), BMI≥28.0 kg/m 2 ( OR=3.126), neutropenia occurred during chemotherapy ( OR=1.747), chemotherapy course >6 months ( OR=1.893), moderate social support level ( OR=1.244), low social support level ( OR=2.434), mild urinary tract symptoms ( OR=1.264), moderate urinary tract symptoms ( OR=3.371) and severe urinary tract symptoms ( OR=5.297) were independent risk factors for moderate and severe CRF. The nomogram model constructed according to the above risk factors was internally verified by the training set and the validation set, and its C-index was 0.854 and 0.741 respectively. The area under ROC curve training set was 0.823, and the validation set was 0.733. Conclusions:The nomogram model can effectively predict the occurrence of moderate to severe CRF in patients with prostate cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

The effect of exercise intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on the cancer-related fatigue and exercise self-efficacy of patients with breast cancer / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:Based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the exercise intervention program for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy was constructed, and its application effect was preliminarily explored.Methods:A total of 116 patients receiving chemotherapy in the department of breast surgery from June to December 2021 in Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital were selected by purpose sampling method. The subjects were randomly divided into control group and experimental group by flipping a coin. The control group was given routine nursing, and the experimental group was given routine nursing on the basis of exercise intervention based on the theory of planned behavior. After three cycles of chemotherapy, the effects of the intervention were evaluated by piper Revised Fatigue Scale (RPFS), Exercise Self-efficacy Scale and Quality of Life Core Scale (EORTC QLQ-C30).Results:In the intervention stage, there were 2 cases in the experimental group and 3 cases in the control group lost. After the intervention, the total score and all dimensions (behavioral, emotional, sensory and cognitive) of cancer-induced fatigue in the experimental group were (2.30 ± 0.58), (2.21 ± 0.85), (2.32 ± 0.70), (2.66 ± 0.71) and (2.03 ± 0.58), which were lower than those in the control group (2.84 ± 0.44), (2.79 ± 0.60), (3.04 ± 0.75), (3.04 ± 0.60) and (2.53 ± 0.56), the differences were significant ( t values were 3.05-5.23, all P<0.05). The total scores of exercise self-efficacy and the dimensions of physical, psychological and social environment were higher than those of the control group ( t values were -7.63 - -3.31, all P<0.05). The scores of overall quality of life, physical function and emotional function were higher than those of the control group ( t = -3.48, -3.14,-2.34, all P<0.05), while the scores of fatigue and insomnia symptoms were lower than those in the control group ( t = 5.13, 3.14, both P<0.05). Conclusion:The exercise program based on the theory of planned behavior can improve the exercise self-efficacy of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, reduce cancer-related fatigue and improve their quality of life.

Effects of music relaxation training combined with Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction oral administration and foot bathing on fatigue status and quality of life in patients with cancer related fatigue / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective:To explore the effect of music relaxation training combined with Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction oral administration and foot bath on fatigue status and quality of life in patients with cancer related fatigue.Methods:A total of 90 patients with cancer related fatigue in our hospital from January 2019 to October 2020 were selected. The patients were divided into 2 groups by random number table method, with 45 in each group. Both groups were given health and diet education. The control group was given music relaxation training, and the observation group took Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction oral administration and foot bathing on the basis of the control group. Both groups have a course of treatment of 4 weeks, a total of 3 courses. The TCM syndrome scores were observed before and after treatment, and the Piper Fatigue Score (PFS) was used to evaluate fatigue status, and the Karnofsky functional state score was used to evaluate the quality of life of patients, evaluation of clinical efficacy.Results:After treatment, 43 patients in the observation group and 42 patients in the control group were analyzed. The total effective rate of the observation group was 83.72% (36/43), which was significantly higher than 64.29% (27/42) of the control group ( χ2=4.18, P=0.041). After treatment, the TCM syndrome scores in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group ( t=2.48, P=0.015). After treatment, the Karnofsky functional state score in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( t=2.83, P=0.006). After treatment, the emotion score (4.35±1.02 vs. 5.03±1.01, t=3.09), feeling score (4.31±1.06 vs. 5.00±1.02, t=3.06) and total score (4.23±1.07 vs. 4.87±1.10, t=2.72) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Music relaxation training combined with Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction oral administration and foot bathing can alleviate the fatigue state of CRF patients and improve the quality of life.

Effects of nursing model based on story theory on cancer-related fatigue， anxiety， depression and quality of life in patients with gastric cancer / 四川精神卫生

ObjectiveTo discuss the effects of nursing model based on story theory on cancer-related fatigue， anxiety， depression and quality of life of gastric cancer patients. MethodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted on 120 gastric cancer patients admitted to gastroenterology department of The First Affiliated Hospital Henan University of Science and Technology from January 2017 to January 2018. Patients were randomly classified into observation group （n=61） and control group （n=59）. All patients received routine nursing， based on this， patients in observation group received nursing model based on story theory. Interventions in both groups lasted for 3 weeks. Furthermore， all individuals were assessed using Revised Piper Fatigue Scale （RPFS）， Self-rating Anxiety Scale （SAS）， Self-rating Depression Scale （SDS） and the Short-form 36 Health Survey Scale （SF-36） at the baseline and 3 weeks after intervention. ResultsAfter intervention， there was a decrease in the each dimension score of RPFS in both groups （tcontrol group=10.305~15.639， tobservation group=18.821~32.589， P<0.01）， and the above scores of control group were significantly higher than those of observation group （t=10.863~16.992， P<0.01）. The scores of SAS and SDS were decreased in both groups after intervention （tcontrol group=13.964， 17.744， tobservation group=14.199， 9.361， P<0.01）， and the post-intervention scores of SAS and SDS were significantly higher in control group than those in observation group （t=6.505， 8.460， P<0.01）. After intervention， the score of SF-36 was elevated in both groups （tcontrol group=12.793， tobservation group=28.141， P<0.01）， and the post-intervention score of SF-36 was significantly lower in control group than those in observation group（t=13.757， P<0.01）. ConclusionCompared with routine nursing， nursing model based on story theory is of great significance in attenuating cancer-related fatigue， alleviating anxiety and depression， and improving quality of life of gastric cancer patients.

Current Status, Hot Spot Discovery and Integration Prospect of Cancer-related Fatigue Research at Home and Abroad Based on Bibliometric Visualization Map Analysis / 肿瘤防治研究

Objective To review the research progress, present the research status and analyze the evolution trend of hot spots through the bibliometric analysis of the research literature of cancer-related fatigue(CRF) at home and abroad. Methods We took CRF as the theme and the papers on CRF included in CNKI and WOS core database as the research object, and used VOSviewer and CiteSpace software as research tools, to make a visual atlas analysis on the research status and hot spot evolution at home and abroad. Results (1)Research status: ① Literature: 3 646 papers (1 959 in English and 1 687 in Chinese) were finally included. The number of papers published at home and abroad showed an overall upward trend, and the proportion of foreign fund papers was high; ② domestic papers focused on nursing and rehabilitation. The research area of foreign papers was more extensive, diverse and integrated; ③ Domestic cooperation was mainly small group cooperation, while foreign cooperation was more interdisciplinary and cross-team cooperation, forming a number of core teams and research institutions; ④ Domestic scholars paid attention to clinical application research and were good at learning from foreign countries and summarizing own experience. Foreign scholars paid more attention to basic research and the treatment was more systematic and standardized; ⑤ There were a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation tools, mainly foreign scales. (2) Hot spot evolution: "quality of life" had always been a common topic of concern at home and abroad. Domestic scholars focused on clinical research and emphasized "treatment based on examination of causes" and "treatment based on syndrome differentiation". Foreign scholars attached importance to basic research and methodological research, and advocated non-drug intervention such as sports. In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine had become a hot topic in the international research. Domestic scholars had paid more attention to the research of mechanism and methodology, and expanded the application of TCM characteristic therapy in CRF. Conclusion Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine and multi-disciplinary participation are the future diagnosis and treatment mode of CRF. It's the direction of future efforts to establish CRF evaluation and management mode with TCM characteristic non-drug therapy as the core under integrated medicine.

Longitudinal study on the trajectory and influencing factors of cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To investigate the longitudinal trajectory and influencing factors of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy.Methods:From March 2019 to January 2020, breast cancer patients in Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Peking Union Medical College Hospital were selected as the research objects to conduct follow-up investigation. The survey tools included general information questionnaire, Cancer-related Fatigue Assessment Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale.Results:A total of 91 patients were included in the study. The incidence of severe CRF at each time point before chemotherapy, 3 weeks after chemotherapy and 6 weeks after chemotherapy were 1.1% (1/91), 8.8% (5/57) and 2.1% (1/48), respectively. The results of the generalized estimation equation showed that the trajectory of the total score CRF firstly increased and then decreased, reaching a peak at 3 weeks after chemotherapy (35.45±13.07), and mild CRF change showed statistical difference ( P<0.05). In addition, BMI and sleep and daytime dysfunction were the influencing factors of the total score of CRF. Disease stage, sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction were the influencing factors of CRF with different severity. Conclusions:CRF is a prominent problem in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy. Attention should be paid to high-risk individuals with abnormal BMI and daytime function by medical staff.

Effects of dance movement therapy on cancer related fatigue and nutritional status of young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients with chemotherapy / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To explore application value of dance movement therapy in the chemotherapy of young and middle-aged patients with breast cancer, so as to provide reference for rehabilitation nursing.Methods:By convenient sampling method, 90 young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients during chemotherapy from June 2020 to June 2021 in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University were enrolled in the present study. They were assiged to experimental group and control group with 45 cases in each group according to the enrolled ward. The control group received routine nursing and the experimental group received 4 cycles of dance movement therapy. Before and after intervention, the effects were assessed by Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) and Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as well as biochemical nutrition indexes.Results:After intervention, the physical fatigue score, emotional fatigue score, cognitive fatigue score and total CFS score were (8.29 ± 3.58), (7.74 ± 1.68), (5.57 ± 1.11), (21.59 ± 4.41) points in the experimental group, which were significantly lower than (9.86 ± 3.49), (8.95 ± 2.62), (6.27 ± 1.70), (25.09 ± 4.33) points in the control group ( t values were 2.07-3.71, all P<0.05). After intervention, the PG-SGA score was (2.81 ± 0.71) points in the experimental group, which was significantly lower than (3.29 ± 1.15) points in the control group ( t=2.37, P<0.05). Conclusions:Dance movement therapy can alleviate the cancer related fatigue and promote nutritional status of young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients with chemotherapy.

Huangqi Sijunzi decoction for treating cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients: a randomized trial and network pharmacology study / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Huangqi Sijunzi decoction (HQSJZD) for treating cancer-related fatigue (CRF) of spleen and stomach Qi deficiency type after chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.@*METHODS@#A total of 94 breast cancer patients who developed CRF of spleen and stomach Qi deficiency type after chemotherapy were randomized into chemotherapy group (n=47) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) + chemotherapy group (n=47). The patients in chemotherapy group received the AC or EC regimen and non-drug interventions including psychological counseling, and those in TCM + chemotherapy group received oral administration of HQSJZD in addition to chemotherapy for 21 days as a treatment cycle, after which improvement of fatigue was assessed using Modified Piper Fatigue Scale. The active ingredients and targets of HQSJZD were screened using the TCM System Pharmacology Analysis Platform (TCMSP); the CRF- and breast cancer-related disease targets were retrieved based on data from the GeneCards, NCBI gene and OMIM databases to construct the component-target network and the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. GO functional enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of the target genes were performed to construct the component-disease-pathway-target biological network. The binding strength of the major drug ingredients and CRF key targets were predicted using AutoDock software.@*RESULTS@#The scores for somatic fatigue, emotional fatigue and cognitive fatigue, along with the overall fatigue score, showed more significant improvements in TCM+chemotherapy group than in chemotherapy group (P < 0.001), and the response rate reached 89.4% in the combined treatment group. We identified 250 targets for HQSJZD, 2653 CRF-related genes, 15 329 breast cancer-related genes and 161 prescription-disease intersected targets, from which topological analysis identified 66 potential key targets. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses predicted multiple pathways related with the disease. Molecular docking results suggested that the core ingredients of HQSJZD showed high affinities to the key targets AKT1, CASP3, IL6, JUN and VEGFA, among which AKT1 might be the most important target for HQSJZD to treat CRF.@*CONCLUSION@#HQSJZD can obviously improve CRF symptoms in breast cancer patients possibly by regulating multiple signaling pathways including PI3K-Akt through AKT1.

Research Progress on Animal Model for Cancer-related Fatigue / 肿瘤防治研究

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common symptom which associated with cancer itself or cancer treatments. CRF will not only interrupt the patient's treatment, but also affect the patient's quality of life seriously. To date, the pathogenesis of CRF is still unclear, and recognized effective treatment is lacking. It is the precondition of establishing standardized animal models for CRF to find effective treatments. This paper summarizes the animal model of CRF in order to find suitable methods, and distinguish the effects of different interventions.

The impact of cancer-related fatigue and hope level of stratified positive psychological intervention for patients with digestive tract tumors / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To analyzed effect of stratified positive psychological intervention based on Self-reporting Inventory (SCL-90) in patients with digestive tract tumors.Methods:Totally 78 patients with digestive tract cancer from January 2019 to February 2020 were divided into observation group (78 cases) and control group (76 cases), the control group given disease knowledge education, psychological intervention, diet and exercise management, and complication prevention etc routine nursing intervention, the observation group combined with stratified positive psychological intervention based on SCL-90 assessment strategy. Cancer-related fatigue, hope level and nurse satisfaction were compared between two groups.Results:6 months after intervention, the observation group cognitive fatigue, mental fatigue, physical fatigue, the influence of fatigue on life, cancer-related fatigue score were respectively (7.24±1.21), (7.58±1.16), (5.16±1.24), (7.65±1.42), (27.63±4.32) points. The control group were respectively (8.35±1.32), (8.02±1.12), (5.87±1.16), (8.72±1.56), (30.96±4.56) points. There were statistically significant of difference between the two groups ( t values were 2.265-5.442, P<0.05 or 0.01). Observation group Grade Ⅲ cancer-related fatigue total score were respectively (27.34±4.32), (27.65±4.25), (27.63±4.41) points, and the control group were respectively (29.56±5.12), (30.23±4.35), (40.77±5.45) points. There were statistically significant of difference between the two groups ( t values were 8.528, 2.163, 5.812, P<0.05 or 0.01). Observation group attitudes towards reality and the future, maintain close relationships with others, adopt positive action, hope level total score were respectively (10.35±2.01), (9.87±1.43), (10.16±1.42), (30.28±5.20) points, and control group were respectively (9.12±1.45), (9.15±1.32), (9.24±1.36), (27.51±4.36) points. There were statistically significant of difference between the two groups ( t values were 3.245-4.104, P<0.05 or 0.01). Observation group second and third grade hope level total score were respectively (30.24±5.20), (31.87±5.45) points, control group were respectively (27.24±4.23), (19.41±3.52) points. There were statistically significant of difference between the two groups ( t values were 2.271, 5.644, P<0.05 or 0.01). 6 months after intervention, The observation group nurse satisfaction 94.87% (74/78) higher than that control group 82.89% (63/76) ( χ2 value was 5.623, P=0.021) . Conclusion:Stratified positive psychological intervention based on SCL-90 assessment strategy help to ensure the balance of the intervention effect, alleviate cancer-related fatigue, Promote development of hope levels, and improve nurse satisfaction.