From: Health-related quality of life in Norwegian adolescents living with chronic fatigue syndrome
N | Factors present | ||||||||
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Overall Yes No HRQoL | Physical functioning | Emotional functioning | Social functioning | School functioning | Psychosocial functioning | ||||
(Yes/No) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff (CI) | Diff (CI) | Diff (CI) | Diff (CI) | Diff (CI) | Diff (CI) | |
Factors before diagnosis | |||||||||
School attendance before diagnosis < 50% | 39/9 | 50 (18) | 61 (21) | Ns | Ns | Ns | Ns | 22 (−39; −6) | 13 (−26; −1) |
Using medications before diagnosis | 17/30 | 45 (20) | 56 (17) | Ns | Ns | Ns | 13 (−22; −3) | Ns | 10 (−20; −1) |
Factors during diagnostic evaluation | |||||||||
Occupational therapist engaged in diagnostic evaluation | 31/18 | 53 (18) | 49 (20) | Ns | Ns | −12 (2–24) | Ns | Ns | Ns |
Physical therapist engaged in diagnostic evaluation | 34/15 | 54 (17) | 47 (22) | Ns | Ns | −14 (3–26) | Ns | Ns | Ns |
Nutritionist engaged in diagnostic evaluation | 5/44 | 61 (8) | 51 (19) | Ns | Ns | −19 (1–37) | Ns | Ns | Ns |
Factors after diagnosis | |||||||||
Support from schoolteacher | 42/7 | 55 (17) | 41 (17) | −14 (1–29) | Ns | −19 (4–35) | Ns | Ns | −15 (2–28) |
Been to physical therapy | 27/22 | 50 (17) | 57 (19) | Ns | Ns | Ns | Ns | 14 (−27; −1) | Ns |
Been to rehabilitation stay | 14/35 | 43 (15) | 57 (17) | 14 (−24; −3) | Ns | 23 (−34; −11) | 14 (− 22; −6) | Ns | 14 (− 24; −5) |
Participation in leisure activity | 21/41 | 59 (17) | 46 (16) | −13 (4–22) | −18 (6–31) | Ns | − 13 (5–21) | −15 (4–26) | −10 (2–19) |
Delayed school progression | 37/12 | 49 (16) | 65 (18) | 16 (− 27; −4) | 18 (− 35; − 2) | Ns | 14 (−23; − 6) | 21 (− 35; −7) | 14 (− 24; − 4) |
SMFQ Sum score 11 or higher (cut of, depression symptoms) | 17/46 | 37 (12) | 55 (16) | 18 (− 27; − 10) | 14 (− 28; − 1) | 28 (− 37; − 20) | 21 (−28; − 14) | 13 (−25; − 1) | 21 (−29; − 14) |