Introduction
Methods
Fatigue dimension | |||||||
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General Global Perception Fatigue Subjective Experience | Physical Activity Somatic Motor Energy Sensory Vigor | Cognitive Mental Concentration | Psychosocial | Motivation Behavioral Task Avoidance | Affective Emotional | Other | |
Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multidimensional Questionnaire | x | x | x | Living with Fatigue | |||
Cancer Fatigue Scale | x | x | x | ||||
Checklist of Individual Strength | x | x | x | x | |||
FACES | x | x | Consciousness Energized Sleepiness | ||||
Fatigue Impact Scale | x | x | x | ||||
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale | x | x | x | ||||
Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions | x | x | |||||
Fatigue Questionnaire* | x | x | |||||
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory | x | x (2) | x | x | |||
Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory (MFSI) | x | x (2) | x | x | x | Rationally vs Empirically derived subscales | |
MFSI-SF | x | x (2) | x | x | |||
Myasthenia Gravis Fatigue Scale | x | x | x | ||||
Neurological Fatigue Index for MS | x | x | Abnormal nocturnal sleep, relief by rest | ||||
Profile of Fatigue | x | x | |||||
Revised Piper Fatigue Scale | x | x | x | x | |||
Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale | x | x | x | Temporal | |||
Swedish Occupational Fatigue Inventory | x | x | Sleepiness, physical exertion, physical discomfort | ||||
Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue+ | x | x | |||||
WEIMUS | x | x | |||||
Wu Cancer Fatigue Scale | x | x | x |
Statistical analysis
Results
Physical | Cognitive | Affective | Global | Motivational |
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AN5 | FATIMP02 | AN15 | AN1 | AN3 |
FATEXP18 | FATIMP06 | FATEXP24 | AN2 | AN4 |
FATEXP19 | FATIMP11 | FATEXP26 | AN8 | AN7 |
FATEXP31 | FATIMP14 | FATEXP28 | FATEXP02 | AN12 |
FATEXP43 | FATIMP17 | FATEXP05 | AN14 | |
FATEXP44 | FATIMP20 | FATEXP06 | AN16 | |
FATEXP54 | FATIMP22 | FATEXP07 | FATIMP01 | |
FATIMP13 | FATIMP30 | FATEXP12 | FATIMP03 | |
FATIMP40 | FATIMP35 | FATEXP13 | FATIMP04 | |
FATIMP49 | FATIMP38 | FATEXP16 | FATIMP05 | |
FATIMP53 | FATIMP43 | FATEXP20 | FATIMP08 | |
HI12 | FATIMP44 | FATEXP21 | FATIMP10 | |
FATIMP52 | FATEXP22 | FATIMP16 | ||
FATEXP29 | FATIMP15 | |||
FATEXP34 | FATIMP18 | |||
FATEXP35 | FATIMP19 | |||
FATEXP36 | FATIMP21 | |||
FATEXP38 | FATIMP24 | |||
FATEXP40 | FATIMP25 | |||
FATEXP41 | FATIMP26 | |||
FATEXP42 | FATIMP27 | |||
FATEXP45 | FATIMP28 | |||
FATEXP46 | FATIMP29 | |||
FATEXP48 | FATIMP34 | |||
FATEXP49 | FATIMP36 | |||
FATEXP50 | FATIMP37 | |||
FATEXP51 | FATIMP42 | |||
FATEXP52 | FATIMP45 | |||
FATEXP56 | FATIMP47 | |||
FATIMP09 | FATIMP48 | |||
FATIMP33 | FATIMP51 | |||
HI7 | FATIMP50 | |||
FATIMP55 | ||||
FATIMP56 |
Item | Item Stem | Responses Scale* | Discrimination Parameter Value |
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Physical Domain | |||
FATIMP49 | To what degree did your fatigue interfere with your physical functioning? | 1 | 4.02 |
FATEXP43 | How physically drained were you on average? | 1 | 3.81 |
FATEXP19 | How often were you physically drained? | 2 | 3.65 |
FATIMP13 | How often were you too tired to do errands? | 2 | 3.51 |
FATEXP18 | How often did you run out of energy? | 2 | 3.39 |
AN5 | I have energy | 1 | 2.71 |
HI12 | I feel weak all over | 1 | 2.69 |
FATIMP53 | How often were you too tired to take a short walk? | 2 | 2.41 |
FATEXP54 | How often did you have physical energy? | 2 | 2.23 |
FATEXP31 | How often were you energetic? | 2 | 2.11 |
FATEXP44 | How energetic were you on average? | 1 | 1.98 |
FATIMP40 | How often did you have enough energy to exercise strenuously? | 2 | 1.17 |
Cognitive Dimension | |||
FATIMP20 | How often did your fatigue make you feel less alert? | 2 | 3.33 |
FATIMP17 | How often did your fatigue make it difficult to make decisions? | 2 | 3.26 |
FATIMP14 | How often did your fatigue make it difficult to organize your thoughts when doing things at work (include work at home)? | 2 | 3.17 |
FATIMP22 | How often did your fatigue make it difficult to organize your thoughts when doing things at home? | 2 | 3.13 |
FATIMP52 | To what degree did your fatigue make you feel less alert? | 1 | 3.11 |
FATIMP35 | To what degree did your fatigue make it difficult to organize your thoughts when doing things at home? | 1 | 3.09 |
FATIMP6 | How often did your fatigue make you feel slowed down in your thinking? | 2 | 2.97 |
FATIMP30 | How often were you too tired to think clearly? | 2 | 2.97 |
FATIMP43 | To what degree did your fatigue make it difficult to organize your thoughts when doing things at work (include work at home)? | 1 | 2.92 |
FATIMP2 | To what degree did your fatigue make you feel slowed down in your thinking? | 1 | 2.86 |
FATIMP38 | To what degree did your fatigue make it difficult to make decisions? | 1 | 2.81 |
FATIMP11 | How often did your fatigue make you more forgetful? | 2 | 2.71 |
FATIMP44 | To what degree did your fatigue make you more forgetful? | 1 | 2.36 |
Affective Dimension | |||
AN15 | I am frustrated by being too tired to do the things I want to do | 1 | 3.90 |
FATEXP26 | How often were you too tired to enjoy life? | 2 | 3.19 |
FATEXP28 | How often were you too tired to feel happy? | 2 | 3.04 |
FATEXP24 | How often did you have enough energy to enjoy the things you do for fun? | 2 | 2.11 |
Global Dimension | |||
FATEXP41 | How run-down did you feel on average? | 1 | 4.32 |
HI7 | I feel fatigued | 1 | 4.32 |
FATEXP35 | How much were you bothered by your fatigue on average? | 1 | 4.23 |
FATEXP40 | How fatigued were you on average? | 1 | 4.18 |
FATEXP22 | How often were you bothered by your fatigue? | 2 | 3.90 |
FATEXP34 | How tired did you feel on average? | 1 | 3.87 |
FATEXP36 | How exhausted were you on average? | 1 | 3.83 |
FATEXP51 | How easily did you find yourself getting tired on average? | 1 | 3.71 |
FATEXP56 | What was the level of your fatigue on most days? | 3 | 3.62 |
FATEXP48 | How often did you find yourself getting tired easily? | 2 | 3.51 |
FATIMP9 | How often did your fatigue make it difficult to plan activities ahead of time? | 2 | 3.48 |
FATEXP2 | How often did you feel run-down? | 2 | 3.42 |
FATEXP45 | How sluggish were you on average? | 1 | 3.39 |
FATEXP13 | How bushed were you on average? | 1 | 3.36 |
FATEXP52 | How wiped out were you on average? | 1 | 3.33 |
AN2 | I feel tired | 1 | 3.30 |
FATEXP7 | How often did you feel your fatigue was beyond your control? | 2 | 3.28 |
AN1 | I feel listless (“washed out”) | 1 | 3.27 |
FATEXP20 | How often did you feel tired? | 2 | 3.25 |
FATEXP29 | How often did you feel totally drained? | 2 | 3.09 |
FATIMP33 | How often did your fatigue limit you at work (include work at home)? | 2 | 3.09 |
FATEXP12 | To what degree did you feel tired even when you hadn’t done anything? | 1 | 2.96 |
FATEXP38 | How fatigued were you on the day you felt most fatigued? | 1 | 2.92 |
FATEXP6 | How often did you feel tired even when you hadn’t done anything? | 2 | 2.84 |
FATEXP21 | How fatigued were you when your fatigue was at its worst? | 1 | 2.83 |
FATEXP49 | How often did you think about your fatigue? | 2 | 2.73 |
FATEXP5 | How often did you experience extreme exhaustion? | 2 | 2.66 |
FATEXP16 | How often were you sluggish? | 2 | 2.65 |
FATEXP50 | How fatigued were you on the day you felt least fatigued? | 1 | 1.91 |
AN8 | I need to sleep during the day | 1 | 1.64 |
FATEXP46 | On how many days was your fatigue worse in the morning? | 4 | 1.49 |
FATEXP42 | How much mental energy did you have on average? | 1 | 1.44 |
Motivational Dimension | |||
FATIMP3 | How often did you have to push yourself to get things done because of your fatigue? | 2 | 4.77 |
AN3 | I have trouble <U>starting</U> things because I am tired | 1 | 4.35 |
FATIMP1 | To what degree did you have to push yourself to get things done because of your fatigue? | 1 | 4.08 |
FATIMP50 | Did fatigue make you less effective at home? | 1 | 4.00 |
FATIMP16 | How often did you have trouble finishing things because of your fatigue? | 2 | 3.86 |
FATIMP27 | To what degree did you have trouble starting things because of your fatigue? | 1 | 3.82 |
FATIMP24 | How often did you have trouble starting things because of your fatigue? | 2 | 3.81 |
FATIMP48 | To what degree did your fatigue interfere with your social activities? | 1 | 3.81 |
FATIMP51 | To what degree did you have trouble finishing things because of your fatigue? | 1 | 3.80 |
FATIMP37 | Due to your fatigue were you less effective at work (include work at home)? | 1 | 3.79 |
FATIMP4 | How often did your fatigue interfere with your social activities? | 2 | 3.71 |
FATIMP10 | How often did your fatigue make it difficult to start anything new? | 2 | 3.71 |
FATIMP47 | To what degree did you have to force yourself to get up and do things because of your fatigue? | 1 | 3.68 |
FATIMP36 | To what degree did your fatigue make it difficult to start anything new? | 1 | 3.68 |
AN16 | I have to limit my social activity because I am tired | 1 | 3.61 |
FATIMP15 | How often did your fatigue interfere with your ability to engage in recreational activities? | 2 | 3.56 |
FATIMP18 | How often did you have to limit your social activities because of your fatigue? | 2 | 3.53 |
FATIMP42 | How often were you less effective at home due to your fatigue? | 2 | 3.52 |
FATIMP5 | How often were you less effective at work due to your fatigue (include work at home)? | 2 | 3.52 |
FATIMP55 | How often did you have to force yourself to get up and do things because of your fatigue? | 2 | 3.51 |
FATIMP19 | How often were you too tired to do your household chores? | 2 | 3.41 |
AN4 | I have trouble <U>finishing</U> things because I am tired | 1 | 3.40 |
FATIMP34 | To what degree did you have to limit your social activities because of your fatigue? | 1 | 3.29 |
FATIMP45 | To what degree did your fatigue interfere with your ability to engage in recreational activities? | 1 | 3.24 |
FATIMP26 | How often were you too tired to socialize with your family? | 2 | 3.11 |
FATIMP29 | How often were you too tired to leave the house? | 2 | 3.09 |
FATIMP56 | How often were you too tired to socialize with your friends? | 2 | 2.87 |
FATIMP25 | How often was it an effort to carry on a conversation because of your fatigue? | 2 | 2.84 |
FATIMP28 | How hard was it for you to carry on a conversation because of your fatigue? | 1 | 2.81 |
AN7 | I am able to do my usual activities | 1 | 2.55 |
AN12 | I am too tired to eat | 1 | 2.31 |
AN14 | I need help doing my usual activities | 1 | 2.31 |
FATIMP21 | How often were you too tired to take a bath or shower? | 2 | 2.11 |
FATIMP8 | How often were you too tired to watch television? | 2 | 1.70 |