This project expects to enroll 60 cancer patients, 60 healthy people and their subjective-objective measurements on fatigue, stress, and total steps will be validated so that the information can be used in further care and improvement of life of quality of the patients.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
to measure the stress, fatigue, and activity.
Taipei Medical University
Taipei, Taiwan
fatigue
Unit of measure: severity of fatigue level; measurement tool: Brief Fatigue Index
Time frame: over 5 days
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) monitor
Use a digital device to measure the heart rate variability and calculate the HRV data
Time frame: over 5 days
Distress Thermometer(DT)
a screening measure to identify and address psychological distress in individuals with cancer. a cutoff score of 3 on the DT to indicate patients with clinically elevated levels of distress.
Time frame: over 5 days
Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire(LSEQ）
To assess sleep quality, higher scores mean more disrupt sleep.
Time frame: over 5 days
International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ）
Life activity survey
Time frame: over 5 days
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS）
higher scores mean more stressful condition
Time frame: over 5 days
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