Reducing fatigue in pediatric rheumatic conditions: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although fatigue is a prevalent distressing symptom in children and adolescents with Pediatric Rheumatic Conditions (PRCs), intervention studies designed for reducing fatigue in PRCs are limited.

Aim

To systematically review evidence regarding the efficacy of interventions intended to reduce fatigue in patients with PRCs.

Methods

Comprehensive electronic searches were performed in PubMed/ MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and Cinahl. The risk of bias was assessed using the 'Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials' and 'Quality Assessment Tool for Before-After Studies With No Control Group' for respectively studies with and without a control group.

Results

Ten out of 418 studies were included with a total of 240 participants (age range

SUBMITTER: Kant-Smits K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8268602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature