Psychometric properties of instruments used to measure fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer: A systematic review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-91

  Tomlinson, Deborah ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^b,c   Ethier, Marie Chantal ^a   Ness, Kirsten K ^d   Zupanec, Sue ^a   Sung, Lillian ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; Cancer related fatigue; children; measurement; psychometric properties; scales

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DEXAMETHASONE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE SCALE ADOLESCENT; FATIGUE SCALE CHILD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PEDSQL MULTIDIMENSIONAL FATIGUE SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FATIGUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84872008974     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.02.010     Document Type: Review

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