The assessment of chronic fatigue: psychometric properties of the Fatigue Scale (FS)
| Autor(en): | Martin, Alexandra Staufenbiel, Thomas Gaab, Jens Rief, Winfried Braehler, Elmar |
Stichwörter: | Chalder Scale; Chronic Fatigue; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY; Fatigue Scale; MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; Psychology; Psychology, Clinical; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMS; treatment evaluation; VALIDITY; WHO-5 | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 | Herausgeber: | HOGREFE & HUBER PUBLISHERS | Enthalten in: | ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KLINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE | Band: | 39 | Ausgabe: | 1 | Startseite: | 33 | Seitenende: | 44 | Zusammenfassung: | Background: The Fatigue Scale (FS) is a widely used instrument to assess severity and symptoms of chronic fatigue. Objective: The aim of the present studies consisted in the psychometric foundation of the German version of the FS. Methods: A total of N = 2510 of the German population (study 1) and N = 100 patients with psychosomatic/mental disorders (study 2) filled in the FS and additional scales (SOMS-7T, WHO-5, SF-8, FAQ). Results showed high internal consistency and retest-reliability of the fatigue severity score, confirmation of the 2-factor-structure and associations between fatigue and somatoform symptoms, well-being and quality-of-life. Conclusions: Based on its psychometric properties the FS seems to be an adequate instrument for the individual assessment and treatment evaluation of chronic fatigue. |
ISSN: | 16163443 | DOI: | 10.1026/1616-3443/a000010 |
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