TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milzer, Marlena
AU  - Wagner, Anna S
AU  - Steindorf, Karen
AU  - Kiermeier, Senta
AU  - Schmidt, Martina
AU  - Maatouk, Imad
TI  - Psycho-oncologists' knowledge of cancer-related fatigue and the targets for improving education and training: results from a cross-sectional survey study.
JO  - Supportive care in cancer
VL  - 31
IS  - 7
SN  - 0941-4355
CY  - New York,NY
PB  - Springer
M1  - DKFZ-2023-01268
SP  - 412
PY  - 2023
N1  - #EA:C110#
AB  - To explore psycho-oncologists' knowledge of cancer-related fatigue and their self-efficacy to intervene for fatigue. We further aimed to examine the role of fatigue in psycho-oncological training and derive specific suggestions for improvements.For this cross-sectional survey study, psycho-oncologists working in Germany were systematically recruited via an address directory or invited by training institutes or colleagues. The online survey encompassed questions on knowledge of fatigue guidelines and interventions, self-efficacy, counseling, and fatigue in professional training. Data were analyzed descriptively and using Mann-Whitney U tests. A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify variables linked to fatigue guideline knowledge.Seventy two percent of the 144 surveyed psycho-oncologists stated not knowing any fatigue-specific guidelines. Those unaware of guidelines reported a lower self-efficacy to intervene for fatigue. However, despite low knowledge of the guidelines, more than 80
KW  - Cancer-related fatigue (Other)
KW  - Healthcare professionals (Other)
KW  - Psycho-oncology (Other)
KW  - Self-efficacy (Other)
KW  - Supportive care (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:37351639
C2  - pmc:PMC10289967
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s00520-023-07882-5
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/277103
ER  -