Measurement of fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer: an integrative review

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Michelle Darezzo Rodrigues Nunes¹  Michele Cristina Miyauti Silva¹  Ester Leonardo Rocha¹  Regina Aparecida Garcia De Lima¹  Lucila Castanheira Nascimento¹ 

关键词: Child;    Adolescent;    Fatigue;    Neoplasms;    Pediatric nursing;    Niño;    Adolescente;    Fatiga;    Neoplasias;    Enfermería pediátrica;    Criança;    Adolescente;    Fadiga;    Neoplasias;    Enfermagem pediátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072014003960011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study analyzed scientific production on the measurement of fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer, particularly the instruments used. Integrative review, searching in PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL, LILACS, SciELO, IBECS and COCHRANE, without any time restriction, using key words and descriptors in different combinations. The review sample comprised 21 references. The results composed two categories: instrument development and validation and fatigue measurement. American nurses developed most studies, between 2002 and 2011, using two scales. The studies assessed the children and adolescents' self-reports and the parents' reports. They also associated fatigue with sleep pattern, quality of life, depression, survival and dexamethasone use. The importance of research on this theme is evidenced, including studies that apply these instruments in practice. The gap in knowledge production on this theme is highlighted in the Brazilian context.

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