Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescent, Fatigue, Rehabilitation, Health Promotion, Health-related Quality of Life, Sense of Coherence, Emotions, Mood, Leisure Activities
Brief summary
Previous studies have shown that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents living with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) is low if compared with healthy adolescents and adolescents living with other chronic diseases. Effective strategies to improve HRQoL in this group are still lacking. Recently we have observed HRQoL in a group of Norwegian adolescents with CFS/ME (not yet published), which is the background for a new study where we have planned an intervention with health promoting dialogues between patient and nurse, as a strategy to improve HRQoL. In this study we have also opened to include adolescents with other chronic fatigue diagnosis with similar challenges in follow-up as in CFS/ME.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealth promoting dialogue
Health promoting dialogues based on the salutogenic theory, focusing on resources within and around the individual, and on coping strategies. Seven individual dialogues for each participant, individually adapted due to the fatigue. The intervention is offered in the participants home or at the local hospital, dependent on the participants fatigue and what is preferred.
OTHERstandard treatment / treatment as usual
Follow-up from primary and secondary health care, and from schools.
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim Kommune
St. Olavs Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* chronic fatigue as main symptom (including but not limited to diagnostic codes ICD-10 G93.3 CFS/ME, F48.0 Neurasthenia, R53 Fatigue) * having undergone an interdisciplinary diagnostic evaluation at The Children's Clinic or at The Fatigue and CFS/ME Outpatient Clinic, St. Olavs hospital during the period 1.8.2019 - 1.4.2020. * being a pupil or wishing to be a pupil.
Exclusion criteria
* not Norwegian speaking * for any reason unable to read and answer a questionnaire * for any reason unable to take part in the health promoting dialogues
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) | 1 year | assessed by PedsQL Generic Core scale 4.0 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue Questionnaire | 1 year | PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Questionnaire |
| Mood and Feelings Questionnaire | 1 year | Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire |
| Self-reported follow-up, School functioning and participation in Leisure activities | 1 year | Self-report form with yes/no answers regarding follow-up from health care personnel, follow-up from school, school attendance and participation in leisure activities. |
| EQ-5D-5L | 1 year | EQ-5D-5L is a 5 dimension and 5 level Questionnaire from the Euro Qol Group (supported by the Euro QolGroup Association and Euro Qol Research Foundation). Health states which is defined by EQ-5D-5L-answers, is assigned a score between 0 and 1 by applying preference weights. In Norway it has been common to use preference weights obtained from a sample of the general population in the UK. Norwegian preference weights will be available in near future. EQ-5D is the name of the instrument and is not an acronym. EQ-5D is the correct term to use in print or verbally. |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed