Table 1 Patient characteristics and overall results from PedsQL 4.0, PedsQL-MFS and SMFQ
From: Health-related quality of life in Norwegian adolescents living with chronic fatigue syndrome
N | % | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1-Q3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (Female / Male / Undetermined) | 50/12/1 | 79/19/2 | ||
Age at time of enrolment | 63 | 18 (2) | ||
Duration of fatigue before diagnostic evaluation (months) a) | 48 | 15 (10–33) | ||
Duration of fatigue at time of enrolment (months) | 59 | 52 (36–67) | ||
Recovered from CFS/ME (yes/no) | 4/58 | 6/94 | ||
Delayed school progression (yes/no) | 37/12 | 76/24 | ||
Participation in leisure activities (yes/no) | 21/41 | 34/66 | ||
PedsQL4.0 | ||||
Overall HRQoL score (b)(c) | 63 | 50 (17) | ||
Sub-scale scores: Social functioning | 63 | 67 (16) | ||
Emotional functioning | 63 | 56 (20) | ||
Physical functioning | 63 | 42 (25) | ||
School functioning | 58 | 41 (21) | ||
Psychosocial functioning | 63 | 55 (16) | ||
PedsQL-MFS | ||||
Overall Fatigue score (b) | 62 | 36 (19) | ||
Sub-scale scores: Cognitive fatigue | 62 | 41 (25) | ||
Fatigue related to sleep/rest | 62 | 36 (19) | ||
General fatigue | 62 | 32 (23) | ||
SMFQ (13 items) Sum score (c) | 63 | 7 (5) | ||
Score < 11 / 11 or higher | 46/17 | 73/27 | ||