Fatigue and physical activity in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Purpose/objectives: To examine the patterns of fatigue, physical activity, health status, and quality of life before and after high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and to examine the feasibility of obtaining real-time fatigue and physical activity data.

Design: Prospective, repeated measures.

Setting: Two midwestern academic medical centers.