ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1): 84-87.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-3865.2017.01.026

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Investigation of the fatigue symptoms in children with ALL during chemotherapy

REN Wei,WANG Jianli,LI Sijing,ZHANG Zhihong,WU Yumei,LI Ruidan,CHANG Xiaodan,SHI Caixiao   

  1. Zhengzhou Children′s Hospital,Zhengzhou 450000,China
  • Published:2017-02-25 Online:2017-12-18

Abstract: Objective:To investigate the fatigue symptom of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL)during chemotherapy.
Methods:Totally 216 children with ALL in Pediatric Hematology Departments of Children's Hospital in Zhengzhou City and their parents were investigated by questionnaire. According to chemotherapy stage, these children were divided into 3 groups: first therapy group(68 cases),non-first group(88 cases), and the interval group(60 cases), and they were surveyed by using Chinese version of Peds QLTM multidimensional fatigue scale.
Results:The total score of the fatigue symptom of children with ALL during chemotherapy was (33.19±23.17).Average score of general fatigue was (11.94±7.59).Average score of sleeping fatigue was(11.80±7.70).Average score of cognitive fatigue was(9.45±7.88).There was significant difference among different phases of chemotherapy(P<0.05).
Conclusion:Fatigue symptom is common in children with ALL, and score of general fatigue and sleeping fatigue is at average level, and the score of cognitive fatigue is below average level. Fatigue symptom of children with ALL are different during chemotherapy.Medical staff should evaluate symptoms of fatigue and provide targeted management of symptoms.

Key words: ALL, During chemotherapy, Fatigue, Symptom, Children