AU - Zeighami Mohammadi, Sharareh AU - Houshmand, Pouri AU - Djafari, ², Fatemeh AU - Esmaily, Habibollah AU - Kooshyar, Mohammad Mahdi TI - The relationship between anemia and severity of fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - iau-tmuj JN - iau-tmuj VO - 20 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-379-en.html 4100 - http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-379-en.pdf SO - iau-tmuj 4 AB  - Background: Anemia is a common problem among patients with cancer, particularly among those undergoing chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between hemoglobin levels and severity of fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive– correlative study that utilized a purposeful sampling. One hundred twenty one outpatients with cancer participated in this study. Data collected by interview. The instruments used included the sample selection and demographic data form, Fatigue Severity Scale, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Hemoglobin level was reviewed from medical records. Grading of anemia based on hemoglobin level according to the National Cancer Institute classification. Results: Prevalence of anemia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy was 63.6 percent 57 percent had mild anemia and 6.4 percent had moderate to severe anemia. There were significant differences between mean score of severity of fatigue (p CP - IRAN IN - Department of Internal- surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran LG - eng PB - iau-tmuj PG - 265 PT - Survey/Cross Sectional/Descriptive YR - 2011