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MERA, Tania Abril et al. Prevalence of fatigue in childhood cancer and interference in everyday life activities. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2022, vol.5, n.14, pp.314-324.  Epub 06-Mar-2022. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v5i14.150.

Fatigue is a complication that affects approximately 65% of patients with childhood cancer. Objective. To analyze the prevalence of fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer and its interference with activities of daily living. Materials and Methods. The research approach is quantitative, with descriptive scope, based on the variables fatigue, age, sex and type of cancer, it has a non-experimental design and the instruments used were clinical history, database and brief fatigue inventory. Sample: 104 patients from 5 to 18 years of age. Results. Of the 104 patients, 58 were male and 46 were female. Fatigue associated with other complications, 94 were positive for fatigue and 10 negative, of which 40% presented fatigue with muscular atrophy (42 patients), 35% fatigue with motor disorders (36 patients), 15% fatigue with postural disorders (16 patients) and 10% without fatigue. In the 6-minute test, it was determined that 10.6% of the total sample passed the test, while the difference (89.4%) did not pass. Conclusion. Fatigue interferes with activities of daily living and is very common in patients with leukemia with male predominance and the average age is 5 to 10 years.

Palabras clave : Childhood cancer; Fatigue; Cancer-associated complications; Activities of daily living.

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