Robert 2012.
Methods | Study design: cross‐sectional study Instrument used to assess fatigue: PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale Validated questionnaire: yes Cut‐off score or criterion for severe fatigue: NAa Time points at which outcome data were collected: NA, cross‐sectional study Inclusion criteria: English‐ or Spanish‐speaking survivor of childhood cancer, > 2 years after treatment, participating in MD Anderson Survivorship Clinic, at least 25 years of age, completed adapted versions of the PedsQL Exclusion criteria: cognitive impairment |
Participants | Sample characteristics: N of participants original cohort: unknown; N of participants described study group: 64; N of participants study group of interest: 64; N of participants fatigue assessed: 64 Participant characteristics: Tumour type: CNS tumour n = 9, haematological/leukaemia n = 11, lymphoma n = 11, solid tumour n = 33 Tumour stage: nm Age at diagnosis: mean 9.6 years (SD 5.3; range 1 ‐ 21)b Time since diagnosis: mean 25.2 years (SD 9.3; range 5 ‐ 43) Age at assessment: mean 34.5 years (SD7.4; range 25 ‐ 53) F/M: 38/26 BMI: nm Race/ethnicity: Asian n = 2, black n = 5, Hispanic n = 15, white n = 42 Marital status: nm Highest completed education level: nm Employment: nm Physical activity level: PedsQL physical health subscale mean 73.8 (SD 25.0) Sleeping problems: nm Psychosocial problems: nm Comorbidities: nm Genetic factors/mutations: nm |
Interventions | N of participants surgery: nm N of participants chemotherapy: nm N of participants radiotherapy: nm |
Outcomes | Severe fatigue: N of participants with severe fatigue: NDa Risk and associated factors: no analysis performed with fatigue as outcome |
Notes | Funding sources: supported by the Astros’ Baseball Team Long‐Term Survivor Fund and the National Institutes of Health through MD Anderson’s Cancer Center Support Grant CA016672 Declaration of interest: Nothing to report aAuthors report fatigue on continuous scale. Additional information on severe fatigue was requested and not available. bInformation received from the study author: 62 of the 64 participants (96%) were under 18 at diagnosis. |