Measuring fatigue for children with cancer: Development and validation of the pediatric functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue (pedsFACIT-F)

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 471-479

  Lai, Jin Shei ^a,b,f   Cella, David ^a,b   Kupst, Mary Jo ^e   Holm, Suzanne ^c   Kelly, Michael E ^e   Bode, Rita K ^b,d   Goldman, Stewart ^b,c  

^a Research and Education   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^f EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer related fatigue; Children with cancer; PedsFACIT F; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRIC FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34347406169     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318095057a     Document Type: Article

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