Bennett, S., Pigott, A., Beller, E.M., Haines, T., Meredith, P., & Delaney, C. (2016). Educational interventions for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 11, CD008144.
STUDY PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions for managing fatigue in adults with cancer
TYPE OF STUDY: Meta-analysis and systematic review
PHASE OF CARE: Multiple phases of care
Educational interventions appear to play some role in reducing overall fatigue, fatigue intensity, and fatigue interference, and might provide some benefit for anxiety. No effect on depression was found in this study, but baseline levels of depression were not generally clinically relevant.
The incorporation of educational interventions as part of care to manage fatigue is reasonable but may not be sufficient to have a clinically meaningful impact.