Comparing the retrospective reports of fatigue using the Fatigue Symptom Index with daily diary ratings in women receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer.
Fatigue, one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy, is typically assessed via retrospective recall (e.g., over the past week). It is unknown how such retrospective recall of fatigue correlates with daily ratings among people receiving chemotherapy.
The current study compared fatigue recorded in daily diaries with retrospective ratings using the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) in patients receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer.
During the week before and the week after their first infusion of chemotherapy, patients completed daily diaries at 10 AM, 2, and 6 PM and the FSI at the end of each week.
FSI and diary ratings of peak, lowest, and average fatigue were significantly correlated (P
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