Fatigue in children and adolescents after burns: evaluating the problem using longitudinal data.
Jessica J J Cramer-KruitMoniek AkkermanLeonora J MoutonAnuschka S NiemeijerBea SpekSonja M H J Scholten-JaegersLucas H V van der WoudeMarianne K NieuwenhuisPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2023)
OND1353942Implications for rehabilitationFatigue should be recognized as a potential consequence of (pediatric) burns, even several months post burnFatigue should be assessed regularly after discharge in all children and adolescents with burns, as it seems not possible to predict its severity from age, sex, or burn severity characteristicsThe weak association between exercise capacity and self-reported fatigue suggests that burn-related fatigue is not simply a consequence of a reduced exercise capacity.