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Daily patterns of general and cognitive fatigue among childhood cancer survivors: An experience-sampling and wearable-device study

  • By

  • Deveny Vanrusselt

  • Charlotte Sleurs

  • Nicolas Leenaerts

  • Stefan Kirsch

  • Nel Van Ermengem

  • Jurgen Lemiere

  • Inez Myin-Germeys

  • Anne Uyttebroeck

  • Sabine Verschueren

  • October 12, 2026

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    Fatigue can persist for years after childhood cancer treatment and impair survivors’ quality of life, daily functioning, and psychosocial well-being.

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    General fatigue and cognitive fatigue are distinct dimensions that may have different correlates, but their moment-to-moment patterns in childhood cancer survivors remain poorly understood.

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    Prior research has linked general fatigue in survivors to sleep problems, lower physical activity, reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, and psychological distress.

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    The study used experience sampling and wearable-device monitoring to examine daily fatigue alongside tension, sleep quantity, and recent physical activity.

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    The study assessed whether prior fatigue, lagged tension, nightly sleep, and recent activity predicted general and cognitive fatigue, and whether VO₂peak moderated activity associations.

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Daily-life dynamics of general and cognitive fatigue in childhood cancer survivors: An experience sampling and wearable study

  • by Deveny Vanrusselt, Charlotte Sleurs, Nicolas Leenaerts, Stefan Kirsch, Nel Van Ermengem, Jurgen Lemiere, Inez Myin-Germeys, Anne Uyttebroeck, Sabine Verschueren

  • October 12, 2026

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