Fatigue perception in a cohort of children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and their caregivers using the PedsQL MFS: Real-life multicenter experience of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP).
Giuseppe LassandroViviana Valeria PalmieriAngelica BaronePiero FarruggiaFiorina GionaMaria LicciardelloMaddalena MarinoniAntonio MarzolloLucia Dora NotarangeloGiuseppe PalumboUgo RamenghiGiovanna RussoPaola SaraccoMarco SpinelliAlessandra TolvaAssunta TorneselloValentina PalladinoDomenico NovielloPaola GiordanoPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2020)
This study suggests that fatigue is relevant among children and adolescents affected by chronic ITP. The PedsQL MFS represents an adequate instrument for measuring fatigue in patients with chronic ITP. Therefore, symptoms of fatigue should be routinely assessed in clinical practice.