title: Developing a scale for the assessment of fatigue in pediatric oncology patients aged 7-12 for children and parents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was planned in an attempt to develop scales for the assessment of fatigue in pediatric oncology patients aged 7-12 as well as for their parents.
  
  
  METHODS
  In collecting the study data, we used the Child and Parent Information Form, Visual Fatigue Scale, Scale for the Assessment of Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology Patients Aged 7-12 and the Scale for the Assessment of Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology Patients Aged 7-12 for Parents. We also used Pearson correlation analysis, the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, Factor Analysis and ROC Analysis for the study data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study, the total Cronbach alpha value of the parent form was 0.95, the total factor load was 0.52-0.95 and the total variance being explained was 85.7%. The cutoff point of the parent form was 82 points. The total Cronbach alpha value of the child form was 0.98, the total factor load was 0.71-0.94 and the total variance being explained was 84.7%. The cutoff point of the child form was 75 points.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that our scales for the assessment of fatigue in pediatric oncology patients aged 7-12 and their parents are valid and reliable instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey E-mail : pediatriccan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Asli Akdeniz
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kudubes
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ugur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010290:Parents; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D064232:Visual Analog Scale