Colville, G; Pierce, CM; Peters, MJ
(2019)
Self-reported fatigue in children following intensive care treatment.
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20 (2).
e98-e101.
ISSN 1529-7535
https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000001794
SGUL Authors: Colville, Gillian
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Abstract
Objectives: Adults report high levels of fatigue after intensive care, but little is known about pediatric survivors. This study aimed to explore rates of self-reported fatigue in children after critical illness. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Tertiary children’s hospital. Patients: Ninety-seven children aged 7–17 years old. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Children completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale 3 months after discharge from PICU. Comparisons with normative data (n = 209) showed that PICU survivors reported similar mean (SD) total fatigue scores to their healthy peers (79.6 [16.3] vs 81.8 [12.5]; p = 0.239), but greater cognitive fatigue (77.4 [21.9] vs 82.4 [16.4]; p = 0.048). Also children who had sustained a traumatic brain injury reported “less” sleep/rest fatigue (84.6 [15.0] vs 76.8 [16.3]; p = 0.006). Baseline indices of severity of illness were not associated with fatigue. Conclusions: The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale appears to be a promising tool for use in outcomes research with PICU survivors. These results highlight the need to bear in mind the heterogeneity of PICU patients and the multidimensional nature of fatigue symptoms.
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Additional Information: | This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Colville, G; Pierce, CM; Peters, MJ (2019) Self-reported fatigue in children following intensive care treatment. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20 (2). e98-e101. | ||||||
Keywords: | 1110 Nursing, 1114 Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine, Pediatrics | ||||||
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | ||||||
ISSN: | 1529-7535 | ||||||
Publisher License: | Publisher's own licence | ||||||
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URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/110744 | ||||||
Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000001794 |
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