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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Nursing management of fatigue in cancer patients and suggestions for clinical practice: a mixed methods study

Characteristics

N = 71

Age- Mean (± SD)

65.7 (±14)

Sex (%)

n (%)

 M (%)

39 (54.9)

 F (%)

32 (45.1)

BMI (Me [Q1; Q3])

23.4 [20.8; 27.2]

LOS (Me [Q1; Q3])

6 [12; 20]

Pathology

n (%)

 Haematology

37 (52.1)

 Solid tumor

33 (46.5)

 Both

1 (1.4)

Fatigue in the physicians’ records

n (%)

 Yes

15 (21.1)

 No

56 (78.9)

Fatigue in nurses’ records

n (%)

 Yes

5 (7)

 No

66 (93)

Other symptoms related to fatigue in nurses’ records

n (%)

 Yes

17 (23.9)

 No

54 (76.1)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, LOS length of Stay, Me median, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, SD Standard deviation