Linear regression per factor with dependent variable paediatric fatigue (PedsQL MFS General Fatigue Scale) for the entire group of children with chronic diseases, adjusted for age and sex of the child
| Unstandardised β | Effect size | 95% CI | |
| Physical factors | |||
| Parental Pain | |||
| VAS (range 0–10) | −1.62 | −0.16 | −2.90 to −0.34 |
| Parental fatigue | |||
| CIS-8 (range 0–56) | −0.50 | −0.27 | −0.73 to −0.27 |
| Reported CDC CFS symptoms | |||
| Number of symptoms (0–8) | −2.77 | −0.23 | −4.33 to −1.21 |
| Psychosocial factors | |||
| Pain catastrophising | |||
| PCS-P total score (0–52) | −0.36 | −0.15 | −0.67 to −0.05 |
| Parental distress | |||
| DT-P stress thermometer (range 0–10) | −2.07 | −0.26 | −3.06 to −1.08 |
| Family empowerment | |||
| FES family subscale (1–5) | 10.14 | 0.20 | 3.74 to 16.53 |
| FES service system subscale (1–5) | 7.21 | 0.17 | 1.55 to 12.86 |
On the PedsQL MFS General Fatigue Scale, a higher score indicates less fatigue.
Significant results in bold.
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome; CIS-8, Eight-Item Checklist Individual Strength; DT-P, Distress Thermometer for Parents; FES, Family Empowerment Scale; PCS-P, Pain Catastrophising Scale for Parents; PedsQL MFS, PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.