Energy efficiency training’s effect on fatigue scores of children with a cancer diagnosis^†

Comparison of average scores in research units in general in the control group before and after the study_

	Mean score	Standard deviation	95% Confidence interval		P value
Pre-intervention	78.06	1.98	74.00	82.12	0.394
Post-intervention	75.33	11.29	71.11	79.55

Comparison of average scores of research units in general in the test group before and after the intervention_

	Mean score	Standard deviation	95% Confidence interval		P value
Pre-intervention	72.12	9.91	68.39	75.80	0.013
Post-intervention	77.53	7.71	74.65	80.41

Comparison of the average scores of the fatigue questionnaire dimensions of the research units between the test and control groups before and after the intervention_

	T statistic	Degree of freedom	Mean score difference	Standard deviation difference	Confidence interval		P value
Daily activity	3.26	58.00	4.50	1.37	1.74	7.25	0.002
Sleep	2.83	46.24	2.20	0.77	0.64	3.76	0.007
Stress	2.19	58.00	1.46	0.67	0.13	2.80	0.032
Total	3.38	48.23	8.16	2.41	3.31	13.02	0.001

Absolute and relative frequency distribution of studied children according to age_

Age (years)	Intervention		Control		Test statistics	P value
	N	%	N	%
6–11	15	50	15	50
12–16	15	50	15	50
Total	30	100	30	100	T = 0/74 df = 10	1