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ArticleClinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN2020

Validation of a Core Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Fatigue in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: The SONG-HD Fatigue Instrument.

Angela Ju, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Allison Tong, Alice C Smith, Mark Unruh, Sara N Davison, Juan Dapueto, Mary Amanda Dew, Richard Fluck, Michael J Germain and 14 more

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Article in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 17 institutions in 8 countries.

Angela JuFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Armando Teixeira-PintoFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Allison TongFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Alice C SmithDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Mark UnruhDivision of Nephrology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sara N DavisonDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Juan DapuetoDepartamento de Psicología Médica, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0002-0072-0636
Mary Amanda DewDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Richard FluckDepartment of Renal Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom.
Michael J GermainDivision of Nephrology, Renal and Transplant Associates of New England, Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-7481-2421
Sarbjit V JassalDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gregorio T ObradorDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Public Health, Universidad Panamericana School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico.
Donal O'DonoghueDepartment of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom.
Andrea K ViecelliDepartment of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Giovanni StrippoliFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Marinella RuospoDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Delia TimofteDepartment of Dialysis, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
Ankit SharmaFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Eric AuFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6089-5913
Martin HowellFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9740-712
Daniel S J CostaFaculty of Medicine and Health, Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Samaya AnumuduSection of Nephrology, Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Jonathan C CraigCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Claudia RutherfordFaculty of Science, Quality of Life Office, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUBaylor College of Medicine · USBaystate Medical Center · USClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · ROFlinders University · AURoyal Derby Hospital · GBRoyal North Shore Hospital · AUSalford Royal Hospital · GBThe University of Queensland · AUUniversidad de la República de Uruguay · UYUniversidad Panamericana · MXUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITUniversity of Leicester · GBUniversity of New Mexico · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesFatigue is a very common and debilitating symptom and identified by patients as a critically important core outcome to be included in all trials involving patients receiving hemodialysis. A valid, standardized measure for fatigue is needed to yield meaningful and relevant evidence about this outcome. This study validated a core patient-reported outcome measure for fatigue in hemodialysis. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: A longitudinal cohort study was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of a new fatigue measure (Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis Fatigue [SONG-HD Fatigue]). Eligible and consenting patients completed the measure at three time points: baseline, a week later, and 12 days following the second time point. Cronbach

resultsIn total, 485 participants completed the study across the United Kingdom, Australia, and Romania. Psychometric assessment demonstrated that Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis is internally consistent (Cronbach

conclusionsSONG-HD Fatigue seems to be a reliable and valid measure to be used in trials involving patients receiving hemodialysis.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresAdolescentAdultAgedFactor Analysis, StatisticalFatigueFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsRenal DialysisReproducibility of ResultsVisual Analog ScaleYoung Adultfatiguehemodialysispatient reported outcome measures

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PMID33093215
PMCPMC7646231
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