Table 4.
Patient-reported impact of the information booklet
| The booklet… | Fully agree | Rather yes | Rather no | Not at all | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| …made me realize that I am not alone with my problemsa | 24 | 61.5 | 11 | 28.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.3 |
| …taught me new things about fatigue | 22 | 48.9 | 19 | 42.2 | 3 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.2 |
| …helped me to find a suitable measure against my fatiguea | 9 | 24.3 | 18 | 48.6 | 7 | 18.9 | 3 | 8.1 |
| …encouraged me to talk with a doctor or other medical/psychological professionalsa | 5 | 13.2 | 15 | 39.5 | 13 | 34.2 | 5 | 13.2 |
| …encouraged me to talk to family and/or friends about my fatiguea | 3 | 7.9 | 18 | 47.4 | 12 | 31.6 | 5 | 13.2 |
| …triggered or intensified fears and concerns about side effects of the cancer treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9.3 | 10 | 23.3 | 29 | 67.4 |
aExcluding 6 patients who reported never having any exhaustion in the course of cancer treatment