Comparison of Patterns of Fatigue by Children with Cancer and Their Parents (original) (raw)

Abstract

Purpose: This study compared patterns of fatigue among school-age children with cancer as reported by children and their parents during an inpatient admission for chemotherapy. Background: Fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom by children and adolescents with cancer. Perceptions of fatigue are influenced by children’s developmental stage with school-age children more likely to conceptualize fatigue as a sense of weakness or being tired that interferes with the child’s ability to engage in day-to-day activities. Methods The setting for this exploratory, descriptive, multiple-case study was an inpatient pediatric oncology unit in a tertiary pediatric hospital in the Intermountain West. Participants were 15 school-age children (mean = 8.8 years; SD = 2.3) with cancer who were receiving inpatient chemotherapy for three days or longer. Fatigue was assessed daily, beginning with the day of admission, using the Fatigue Scale: Child Version (FSC) which assesses children’s perceive...

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