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86 Assessment of fatigue Seven of eight papers used subjective methods, such as questionnaires, to evaluate fatigue.(6,7,12-16) Most research teams used self-reported surveys (IMPACT-III, semi structured interviews, YSR, SSR, RCMAS, KINDL, KIDSCREEN and TACQOL) (7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16), while others used a combination of parent proxy-reported and self-reported surveys (PEDSQL multidimensional fatigue scale and PedsQL 4.0 generic care scale).(6) Only one paper used a parent proxy-reported questionnaire (CBCL).(16) Table 3 describes the myriad of fatigue-related diagnostic tests that were used in the included studies Chapter 5 86