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Adults with chronic lung disease had fatigue with laboured breathing that interfered with daily living, but coped well

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.3.3.94

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    Small S, Lamb M.Fatigue in chronic illness: the experience of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and with asthma.J Adv Nurs1999 Aug;30:469–78OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: What are the experiences of fatigue in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma?

    Design

    Qualitative description using content analysis of semistructured interview data.

    Setting

    Specialist clinic and not for profit association in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

    Participants

    36 participants between 28 and 81 years of age (mean age 58 y, 69% women), 17 with COPD (chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both) and 19 with asthma, were recruited through a respiratory specialist clinic and a local lung association using purposive sampling.

    Methods

    Data were gathered from face to face interviews that lasted about 1 hour each. Interviews were guided by the “fatigue schedule”, a semistructured questionnaire to prompt discussion on characteristics of fatigue, causative and precipitating factors, associated physical and emotional feelings, the effect on relationships and everyday …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: Canadian Nurses Foundation.

    • For correspondence: Ms S Small, School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada. Fax +1 709 737 7037.