Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 200-216 , August 2010

Efficacy of an Intervention for Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance During Cancer Chemotherapy

  • Andrea Barsevick, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Andrea Barsevick, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 510 Township Line Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA.
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  • Susan L. Beck, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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  • William N. Dudley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The School of Health and Human Performance Office of Research, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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  • Bob Wong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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  • Ann M. Berger, PhD, RN, AOCNS, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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  • Kyra Whitmer, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Tracey Newhall, RN, BS, OCN

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Susan Brown, RN, OCN, CCRP

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Katie Stewart, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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 This study was supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NRO4573).

PII: S0885-3924(10)00326-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.020

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 200-216 , August 2010

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