Assessment of Clinical Oncology Nurses’ Recognition and Management of Cancer-Induced Fatigue in Patients: A Questionnaire-Based Study

Objective: To investigate the status of clinical oncology nurses’ identification and management of cancer-induced fatigue in cancer patients. Methods: A total of 231 clinical oncology nurses in a hospital were surveyed using a self-compiled questionnaire for the identification and management of cancer-related fatigue. The recognition, management, and influencing factors of cancer-related fatigue were analyzed using percentage calculations and single-factor and multi-factor analyses. Results: Clinical oncology nurses demonstrated poor recognition of cancer-induced fatigue. The identification accuracy, ranked from highest to lowest, was as follows: influence of cancer fatigue (98.27%), risk factors (97.84%), clinical manifestations (97.40%), characteristics (94.37%), incidence (89.18%), mitigation measures (61.90%), progression (54.11%), evaluation indexes (16.88%), and diagnostic criteria (8.23%). Management was similarly inadequate, with an average implementation rate of 68.01%, falling short of guideline recommendations. Age and years of experience were identified as influencing factors. Conclusions: The identification and management of cancer-related fatigue by clinical oncology nurses require improvement. Hospital administrators should actively respond to guideline recommendations by enhancing the construction of cancer fatigue management systems and emphasizing theoretical and practical education on cancer fatigue for nurses. These measures would facilitate improved patient care and quality of life.