Abstract
A better knowledge of the fatigue could be of the greatest importance for the high-grade glioma (HGG) patients, who are a unique and vulnerable population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence and the predictors of the fatigue in HGG patients, using a specific fatigue scale. The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. The study population included sixty-seven consecutive outpatients with HGG. We used these measures: Brief Fatigue Inventory, Karnofsky Performance Scale, Functional Independence Measure, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and Psychological Distress Inventory and SF-36, EORTC QLQ-30 and EORTC QLQ-BN20 for quality of life (QoL). Sixteen out of sixty-seven (23.9 %) patients were affected by Anaplastic Astrocytoma and 51/67 (76.1 %) by Glioblastoma Multiforme. About one-third (36.2 %) of patients had a clinically relevant fatigue (Brief Fatigue Inventory ≥3). In regression analysis, physical and mental aspects of QoL were statistically significant related with fatigue (p
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1363-1369 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Neurological Sciences |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 20 2015 |
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Keywords
- Fatigue
- Glioma
- Performance
- Quality of life
- Rehabilitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Dermatology
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Occurrence and predictors of the fatigue in high-grade glioma patients. / Aprile, Irene; Chiesa, Silvia; Padua, Luca; Di Blasi, Chiara; Arezzo, Maria Felice; Valentini, Vincenzo; Di Stasio, Enrico; Balducci, Mario.
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AU - Valentini, Vincenzo
AU - Di Stasio, Enrico
AU - Balducci, Mario
PY - 2015/2/20
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AB - A better knowledge of the fatigue could be of the greatest importance for the high-grade glioma (HGG) patients, who are a unique and vulnerable population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence and the predictors of the fatigue in HGG patients, using a specific fatigue scale. The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. The study population included sixty-seven consecutive outpatients with HGG. We used these measures: Brief Fatigue Inventory, Karnofsky Performance Scale, Functional Independence Measure, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and Psychological Distress Inventory and SF-36, EORTC QLQ-30 and EORTC QLQ-BN20 for quality of life (QoL). Sixteen out of sixty-seven (23.9 %) patients were affected by Anaplastic Astrocytoma and 51/67 (76.1 %) by Glioblastoma Multiforme. About one-third (36.2 %) of patients had a clinically relevant fatigue (Brief Fatigue Inventory ≥3). In regression analysis, physical and mental aspects of QoL were statistically significant related with fatigue (p
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