The Brief Fatigue Inventory is reliable and valid for the burn patient cohort

Toh, Christopher; Li, Marie; Finlay, Vidya; Jackson, Teresa; Burrows, Sally; Wood, Fiona; Edgar, Dale W.

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2014.11.014

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“…Our observed findings of greater risk of reporting long-term fatigue issues in women and in larger burns are consistent with Toh et al [10], which was also undertaken in an Australian population. It is likely that the factors that can contribute to fatigue in burn patients such as psychosocial response, greater catabolic response, deconditioning due to prolonged rest, and loss of skeletal muscle mass are more common in larger burns, explaining the presence of this observed risk factor for fatigue.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Health-related quality of life was measured using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) Version 2 (SF-36 v2) which is a generic measure of health status with eight domains; physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, energy/vitality, social functioning, and general health concepts and mental health. The BFI and SF-36v2 have been validated for use in burn populations [10,16]. The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) is a generic health status instrument with 12 scales.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a longitudinal study of 587 admitted burn patients from a single centre in Western Australia, Toh et al found that levels of fatigue declined over the first 12-months after burn injury, and that fatigue levels were higher in women compared to men, and in major burns compared to minor burns. While Toh et al captured data at multiple time points after injury, the major focus of this study was the validation of an instrument for measuring fatigue in burn patients, and predictors of fatigue were not explored in depth [10]. Other studies have not directly measured fatigue, but have shown disproportionately low aerobic fitness in burn patients when compared to controls [11], and low scores on the 36-item Short Form Health Scale (SF-36) vitality sub-scale following burn injury [12].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Predictors of moderate to severe fatigue 12 months following admission to hospital for burn: Results from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) Long Term Outcomes project

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Predictors of moderate to severe fatigue 12 months following admission to hospital for burn: Results from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) Long Term Outcomes project

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Watterson

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“…The primary outcome measure was the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), a multidimensional self-report scale that assesses the effects of fatigue on health-related quality of life originally reported by Mendoza et al (20,21). This survey is composed of nine questions scored on a 0-10 point scale.…”

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Impact of Rehabilitation on Breast Cancer Related Fatigue: A Pilot Study

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Breast cancer fatigue (BCF) is a complex and multidimensional condition characterized by a persistent sense of physical and/or mental stiffness, resulting in a substantial impairment of health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the feasibility and the effectiveness of a 4-week rehabilitation protocol on BCF, muscle mass, strength, physical performance, and quality of life in breast cancer (BC) survivors. We recruited adult BC women with a diagnosis of BCF, according to the International Classification of Diseases 10 criteria, referred to the Outpatient Service for Oncological Rehabilitation of a University Hospital. All participants performed a specific physical exercise rehabilitative protocol consisting of 60-min sessions repeated 2 times/week for 4 weeks. All outcomes were evaluated at the baseline (T0), at the end of the 4-week rehabilitation treatment (T1), and at 2 months follow up (T2). The primary outcome measure was the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI); secondary outcomes included: Fat-Free Mass and Fat Mass, assessed by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA); Hand Grip Strength Test (HGS); Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB); 10-meter walking test (10 MWT); 6-min walking test (6 MWT); European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Thirty-six women (mean age: 55.17 ± 7.76 years) were enrolled in the study. Significant reduction of BCF was observed both after the 4-week rehabilitation treatment (T1) (BFI: 5.4 ± 1.6 vs. 4.2 ± 1.7; p = 0.004) and at the follow-up visit (T2) (BFI: 5.4 ± 1.6 vs. 4.4 ± 1.6; p = 0.004). Moreover, significant differences (p < 0.001) HGS, SPPB, 10 MWT, 6 MWT, and EORTC QLQ-C30 were found at T1, while at T2 all the outcome measures were significantly different (p < 0.05) from the baseline. The rehabilitation protocol seemed to be feasible, safe, and effective in reducing BCF, improving muscle mass and function, and improving HRQoL in a cohort of BC survivors. The results of this study could improve awareness of this underestimated disease, suggesting the definition of a specific therapeutic exercise protocol to reduce BCF.

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“…We identified notable, concomitant pathophysiological features between CFS and burn injury. Patients with burn injury have high prevalence of fatigue symptoms [ 7 , 8 ] and approximately 45% experience psychiatric problems, including anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression, even years after the incident [ 9 ]. These psychiatric conditions overlap with major symptoms of CFS such as poor sleep and chronic pain.…”

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Increased risk of chronic fatigue syndrome following burn injuries

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BackgroundThe overlapping symptoms and pathophysiological similarities between burn injury and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are noteworthy. Thus, this study explores the possible association between burn injury and the subsequent risk of CFS.MethodWe used data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance system to address the research topic. The exposure cohort comprised of 17,204 patients with new diagnoses of burn injury. Each patient was frequency matched according to age, sex, index year, and comorbidities with four participants from the general population who did not have a history of CFS (control cohort). Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was conducted to estimate the relationship between burn injury and the risk of subsequent CFS.ResultThe incidence of CFS in the exposure and control cohorts was 1.61 and 0.86 per 1000 person-years, respectively. The exposure cohort had a significantly higher overall risk of subsequent CFS than did the control cohort (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.41–1.56). The risk of CFS in patients with burn injury in whichever stratification (including sex, age, and comorbidity) was also higher than that of the control cohort.ConclusionThe findings from this population-based retrospective cohort study suggest that thermal injury is associated with an increased risk of subsequent CFS and provided a point of view suggesting burn injuries in sun- exposed areas such as the face and limbs had greater impact on subsequent development of CFS compared with trunk areas. In addition, extensively burned areas and visible scars were predictors of greater physiological and psychosocial that are needed to follow-up in the long run.

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The Brief Fatigue Inventory is reliable and valid for the burn patient cohort

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Predictors of moderate to severe fatigue 12 months following admission to hospital for burn: Results from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) Long Term Outcomes project

Predictors of moderate to severe fatigue 12 months following admission to hospital for burn: Results from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) Long Term Outcomes project

Impact of Rehabilitation on Breast Cancer Related Fatigue: A Pilot Study

Increased risk of chronic fatigue syndrome following burn injuries

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