These two scales show similar attributes with reasonably good internal consistency and responsiveness .
Either the Fatigue Scale or PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale can be incorporated into clinical research .
CONTEXT Despite the recognized distressing symptom of fatigue in children with cancer , little information is available to assist in the selection of an instrument to be used to measure fatigue .
OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to 1 ) describe the instruments that have been used to measure cancer-related fatigue in children and adolescents and 2 ) summarize the psychometric properties of the most commonly used instruments used to measure fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer .
Clinical factors associated with fatigue over time in paediatric oncology patients receiving chemotherapy
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between clinical factors ( including haemoglobin value , chemotherapeutic agents , and corticosteroid use ) and changing patterns of fatigue before and for the next 10 days following the start of a new round of chemotherapy in children with cancer . A prospect i ve longitudinal design was used to collect data from 48 paediatric oncology patients who were about to begin a new round of chemotherapy and their parents .  Fatigue levels were assessed using multidomain question naires with three categories of patient self-report ( including ‘ General Fatigue ’ , ‘ Sleep/Rest Fatigue ’ , and ‘ Cognitive Fatigue ’ ) and four categories of parent proxy-report ( including ‘ Lack of Energy ’ , ‘ Unable to Function ’ , ‘ Altered Sleep ’ , and ‘ Altered Mood ’ ) . The findings suggest that fatigue from both patient self-report and parent proxy-report changed significantly over time . The major findings from this study are that patients have more problems with fatigue in the first few days after the start of a cycle of chemotherapy . Corticosteroid use and haemoglobin value were associated with significant increases in fatigue that were sustained for several days and reached the highest level of fatigue at day 5 for those receiving concurrent steroids . The association of chemotherapeutic agents with fatigue varied between patient self-report and parent report , but the type of chemotherapeutic agents used was not associated with most changes in fatigue
These two scales show similar attributes with reasonably good internal consistency and responsiveness .
Either the Fatigue Scale or PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale can be incorporated into clinical research .
CONTEXT Despite the recognized distressing symptom of fatigue in children with cancer , little information is available to assist in the selection of an instrument to be used to measure fatigue .
OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to 1 ) describe the instruments that have been used to measure cancer-related fatigue in children and adolescents and 2 ) summarize the psychometric properties of the most commonly used instruments used to measure fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer .