“why am i still suffering?”: experience of long-term fatigue and neurocognitive changes in oropharyngeal cancer survivors following (chemo)radiotherapy

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• What: For this study, emotional/cognitive fatigue was considered a psychobiological state caused by demanding neurocognitive tasks, presenting as a feeling of tiredness, lack of energy, decreased motivation and alertness , while physical fatigue referred to the physical sensation of tiredness and impact of fatigue on physical activity . The authors aimed to explore patients subjective experience of fatigue and neuro­ cognitive abilities after OPC treatment, whilst acknowledging the importance of researcher influence in such interpretations. All transcripts were read and then coded (ZIE), with coding being inductive to fully understand participant experiences but also deductive to find data . . .
  

   

  

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