Risk factors for cancer-related fatigue in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose Cancer-related fatigue seriously affects the quality of life of cancer patients, yet few systematic reviews have evaluated the risk factors for cancer-related fatigue in patients with colorectal cancer. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to assess the risk factors of cancer-related fatig...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2022-12, Vol.30 (12), p.10311-10322
Main Authors: Huang, Si-Ting, Ke, Xi, Yu, Xin-Yuan, Wu, Yu-Xuan, Huang, You-Xiu, Liu, Dun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer patients
Chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer
Fatigue
Health aspects
Health risks
Insomnia
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meta-analysis
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Oncology, Experimental
Pain Medicine
Prevention
Rehabilitation Medicine
Review
Risk factors
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Summary:Purpose Cancer-related fatigue seriously affects the quality of life of cancer patients, yet few systematic reviews have evaluated the risk factors for cancer-related fatigue in patients with colorectal cancer. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to assess the risk factors of cancer-related fatigue in patients with colorectal cancer. Methods Literature databases, including PubMed, Ovid, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Web of Science, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and VIP, were searched from their establishment to September 2021 to identify suitable studies. The quality of included studies was assessed using different tools and evaluated independently by two investigators. Review Manager version 5.4 (Cochrane Collaboration, London, UK) was used for statistical analysis, and sensitivity analysis was conducted. Results In total, 2642 articles were screened, and data from 25 studies involving 8733 subjects were included in this meta-analysis. After controlling for confounding variables, the following risk factors were associated with cancer-related fatigue: younger age, female sex, low physical activity level, a clinical stage of III or IV, surgery, chemotherapy, insomnia, pain, anxiety, and depression. Conclusion Younger age, female sex, low physical activity level, a clinical stage of III or IV, chemotherapy, pain, insomnia, anxiety, and depression were identified as risk factors for cancer-related fatigue. Future research should focus on how multidisciplinary teams adopt targeted measures according to these risk factors to better reduce the incidence of cancer-related fatigue.
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-022-07432-5