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Table 2 Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) results (N = 71)

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

Tiredness in the last 7 daysa

N (%)

    

 Yes

48 (66.7)

    

 No

15 (21.1)

    

BFI scores

Mean

±SD.

Me

Q1

Q3

Level of fatigue right now

5.3

2.5

5

3

7

Usual level of fatigue

5.2

2.5

5

3

7

Worst level of fatigue in the last 24 h

6.2

2.5

7

5

8

How fatigue interfered in the last 24 h with your:

Mean

±SD.

Me

Q1

Q3

 General activity

4.5

3.3

4

1

8

 Mood

3.5

3.1

4

0

6

 Walking ability

4.7

3.2

5

2

8

 Normal work

4.9

3.4

5

2

8

 Relations with other people

3.3

3.1

3

0

6

 Enjoyment of life

4.4

3.6

4

1

8

BFI results admission vs discharge (N = 22)

 

Admission

Discharge

BFI scoresa

Mean

±SD

Me

Q1

Q3

Mean

±SD

Me

Q1

Q3

p- value

Level of fatigue right now

4.5

2.7

4.0

2.8

7.0

4.5

2.8

4.0

1.8

7.0

0.8

Usual level of fatigue

4.3

2.6

4.0

2.0

6.3

4.9

2.8

5.5

3.5

7.0

0.3

Worst level of fatigue in the last 24 h

5.2

2.8

5.5

3.0

7.3

5.5

3.1

6.0

4.0

8.0

0.2

How fatigue interfered in the last 24 h with your:

Mean

±SD

Me

Q1

Q3

Mean

±SD

Me

Q1

Q3

p- value

 General activity

3.5

3.1

3.0

1.0

5.3

4.3

3.1

5.0

1.0

7.0

0.2

 Mood

3.0

3.1

2.0

0.8

4.3

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.0

6.0

0.9

 Walking ability

3.7

3.1

3.0

1.0

6.5

3.5

2.9

3.0

0.0

6.0

0.7

 Normal work

4.2

3.8

3.5

0.3

8.0

4.1

3.8

3.5

0.0

7.3

0.7

 Relations with other people

3.3

3.1

2.5

0.0

6.3

2.9

2.9

2.0

0.0

5.5

0.7

 Enjoyment of life

3.6

3.4

2.0

1.0

6.5

2.8

3.1

1.0

0.0

5.8

0.3

LOS

10.1

10.0

6.0

3.0

16.5

      
  1. Abbreviations: LOS length of Stay, Me median, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, SD Standard deviation
  2. amissing data