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'Regards croisés 2009' survey was conducted following the first French Cancer Plan, on 300 cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia and 359 health professionals (physicians and nurses), to evaluate and compare their perceptions of fatigue and chemotherapy-induced anemia management. The patients included were diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer, or non-myeloid malignant hemopathy, their anemia (defined by an Hb level < 11 g/dl according to 2007 European recommendations) was either treated or not. The main populations' analysis and secondary subgroups' analysis, by types of cancer and physician specializations, have been reported in previous articles. This article aims to present the results of an exploratory analysis of subgroups classified by age (< 70 and ≥ 70 years of age) and of a typological analysis performed in order to identify patient profiles with similar attitude and/or behaviour regarding fatigue. Subgroup analysis by age did not show any difference related to age, concerning perception of fatigue and expectations of its management. Fatigue in elderly patients must therefore be managed in the same way as fatigue in young patients. The typological analysis has identified four types of patients with clearly defined differences in their attitude and behavior towards fatigue: 'highly fatigued and demanding' (33%), 'highly fatigued andmoderately demanding' (30%), 'coping with fatigue' (26%), 'relatively undemanding' (11%). Identification of patients' profiles during consultation may enable fatigue management adapted to their expectations. A typological analysis of physicians is also briefly presented. It emphasizes differences in physicians' attitudes toward patients' fatigue, irrespective of their overall involvement in fatigue management. The 'Regards croisés 2009' survey thus provides valuable insights on the perception of fatigue and the improvements required at the dawn of the second Cancer Plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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L’enquête ≪ Regards croisés ≫ a été réalisée en 2009, auprès de patients atteints de cancer et de professionnels de santé, pour évaluer et comparer leur perception de la prise en charge de la fatigue et de l’anémie chimioinduite. Les 300 patients inclus présentaient une tumeur solide (cancer du sein, du poumon ou colorectal) ou une hémopathie maligne non myéloïde. Ils étaient traités par chimiothérapie et présentaient ou avaient présenté une anémie (Hb < 11 g/dl). Tous les patients ont complété un auto-questionnaire remis par leur médecin. Les 359 professionnels de santé inclus étaient en charge de patients cancéreux (250 médecins: oncologues, hématologues, gastroentérologues, pneumologues; 109 infirmières) et ont répondu à un entretien téléphonique. La fatigue est l’effet indésirable de la chimiothérapie le plus souvent cité par les patients (77 %). Comme décrit dans les enquêtes précédentes, la fatigue reste en tête des complications qui affectent le plus la vie quotidienne des patients (37 %). La perception des professionnels de santé sur la fatigue et sa nécessaire prise en charge est proche de celle des patients, ce qui montre une évolution des mentalités. Les professionnels de santé ont aujourd’hui conscience que la fatigue et les causes de cette fatigue doivent être prises en compte dans le suivi des patients traités par chimiothérapie. L’intégralité des résultats de l’enquête sera détaillée dans les publications suivantes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]