Fatigue and Stress
pain, fatigue, Fatigue
Both fatigue and stress measures were collected twice a day, at wakeup and bedtime. Fatigue was assessed using the Pichot scale, while changes in global stress were assessed using a visual analog scale. Both fatigue and stress were analyzed separately regarding the time of the day (wakeup or bedtime) using the same linear mixed model as used for pain intensity. Both patients in the Endocare and control groups declared reduced fatigue and reduced stress between day 1 and day 5 at wakeup and bedtime (Considering wakeup and bedtime, no effect of the group was observed for either the fatigue evaluation (wakeup: Fatigue and stress evaluation at wakeup and bedtime from day 1 to 5. D: day.