Journal article
Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents: A Longitudinal Follow-Up 6 to 12 Months after Injury
A Crichton, V Anderson, E Oakley, M Greenham, S Hearps, C Delzoppo, MH Beauchamp, JS Hutchison, AM Guerguerian, K Boutis, FE Babl
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Longitudinal fatigue data in children suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are lacking. Objectives: To examine the effects of time postinjury (6-12 months) and injury severity on fatigue after childhood TBI. Secondarily, we compared fatigue 12 months postinjury against published control data. Setting: Three tertiary children's hospitals across Australia (n = 1) and Canada (n = 2). Participants: Parents (n = 109) of children (mean [M] = 9.9 years at injury; range, 1.0-16.9 years) admitted to one of 3 participating hospitals with mild (n = 69) or moderate/severe (n = 37) TBI. Design: Longitudinal prospective study. Measures: Primary: Pediatric Quality of Life Multidimensiona..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work is supported by a jointly awarded grant from The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, Toronto, Canada, and The Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative, Melbourne, Australia (Vicki Anderson and Jamie Hutchison, awarded 2011); a Moving Ahead Seed Grant (Alison Crichton, awarded 2012); a National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship, Canberra, Australia (Alison Crichton, awarded 2014, GNT 1075048); a Neurosciences Victoria Brain and Mind Scholarship, Melbourne, Australia (Alison Crichton, awarded 2012); the Victorian Government's Infrastructure Support Program, Melbourne, Australia, and in part funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence Grant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Canberra, Australia. Franz E. Babl was in part funded by a Royal Children's Hospital Foundation grant.