ArticleCancer medicine2022
Assessing fatigue in childhood cancer survivors: Psychometric properties of the Checklist Individual Strength and the Short Fatigue Questionnaire--a DCCSS LATER study.
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- [A systematic review of childhood cancer-related fatigue assessment tools based on the COSMIN guidelines].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
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- Is fatigue associated with adolescents' mental health? A pre- vs. post-COVID-19 cross-sectional survey comparison.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Understanding the association between fatigue and neurocognitive functioning in patients with glioma: A cross-sectional multinational study.Neuro-oncology practice · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with cancer-related fatigue in Swiss adult survivors of childhood cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Chronic fatigue in childhood cancer survivors is associated with lifestyle and psychosocial factors; a DCCSS LATER study.ESMO open · 2023Article
- Prevalence and associations of fatigue in childhood atopic dermatitis: A cross-sectional study.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2023Observational
- The Impact of Cancer-Related Fatigue on HRQOL in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A DCCSS LATER Study.Cancers · 2022Article
- Assessing fatigue in childhood cancer survivors: Psychometric properties of the Checklist Individual Strength and the Short Fatigue Questionnaire--a DCCSS LATER study.Cancer medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFatigue is often reported by patients with childhood cancer both during and after cancer treatment. Several instruments to measure fatigue exist, although none are specifically validated for use in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). The aim of the current study was to present norm values and psychometric properties of the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS) and Short Fatigue Questionnaire (SFQ) in a nationwide cohort of CCS.
methodsIn total, 2073 participants were included from the Dutch Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (DCCSS) LATER cohort. Normative data, construct validity, structural validity, and internal consistency were calculated for the CIS and SFQ. In addition, reliability and a cutoff score to indicate severe fatigue were determined for the SFQ.
resultsCorrelations between CIS/SFQ and vitality measures asking about fatigue were high (>0.8). Correlations between CIS/SFQ and measures of different constructs (sleep, depressive emotions, and role functioning emotional) were moderate (0.4-0.6). Confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a four-factor solution for the CIS and a one-factor solution for the SFQ with Cronbach's alpha for each (sub)scale showing good to excellent values (>0.8). Test-retest reliability of the SFQ was adequate (Pearson's correlation = 0.88; ICC = 0.946; weighted Cohen's kappa item scores ranged 0.31-0.50) and a cut-off score of 18 showed good sensitivity and specificity scores (92.6% and 91.3%, respectively).
conclusionThe current study shows that the SFQ is a good instrument to screen for severe fatigue in CCS. The CIS can be used as a tool to assess the multiple fatigue dimensions in CCS.
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