Farmer, Anne, Fowler, Tom, Scourfield, Jane and Thapar, Anita  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-737X
2004.
Prevalence of chronic disabling fatigue in children and adolescents.
The British Journal of Psychiatry
184
(6)
, pp. 477-481.
10.1192/bjp.184.6.477
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Abstract
Background The epidemiology of chronic fatiguing illnesses in young people is poorly understood. Aims To estimate the lifetime prevalence of different definitions of chronic fatigue in 8- to 17-year-olds. Method Participants came from two population-based twin series. Parents completed self-report questionnaires that enquired whether either child had ever experienced more than a few days of disabling fatigue. Telephone interviews were undertaken for individuals who had experienced such an episode. Results Questionnaires were returned by 1468 families (65% response rate) and telephone interviews were undertaken regarding 99 of the 129 subjects (77%) who had experienced fatigue. The lifetime prevalence estimates ranged from 2.34% (95% CI 1.75–2.94) for disabling fatigue lasting 3 months to 1.29% (95% CI 0.87–1.71) for a disorder resembling adult operationally defined chronic fatigue syndrome. Conclusions From the age of 11 years, young people have similar rates and types of chronic fatiguing illnesses to adults.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Medicine Research Institutes & Centres > MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Research Institutes & Centres > Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHII) |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Publisher: | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| ISSN: | 0007-1250 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2022 10:03 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/83472 |
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