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01.03.2011 | Brief Communication

Validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale in Hungarian patients with multiple sclerosis

verfasst von: Erika Losonczi, Krisztina Bencsik, Cecília Rajda, Gyula Lencsés, Margit Török, László Vécsei

Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research | Ausgabe 2/2011

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Abstract

Purpose

Fatigue is one of the most frequent complaints of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), one of the 30 available fatigue questionnaires, is commonly applied because it evaluates multidimensional aspects of fatigue. The main purposes of this study were to test the validity, test–retest reliability, and internal consistency of the Hungarian version of the FIS.

Methods

One hundred and eleven MS patients and 85 healthy control (HC) subjects completed the FIS and the Beck Depression Inventory, a large majority of them on two occasions, 3 months apart.

Results

The total FIS score and subscale scores differed statistically between the MS patients and the HC subjects in both FIS sessions. In the test–retest reliability assessment, statistically, the intraclass correlation coefficients were high in both the MS and HC groups. Cronbach’s alpha values were also notably high.

Conclusions

The results of this study indicate that the FIS can be regarded as a valid and reliable scale with which to improve our understanding of the impact of fatigue on the health-related quality of life in MS patients without severe disability.

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Titel: Validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale in Hungarian patients with multiple sclerosis
verfasst von: Erika Losonczi
Krisztina Bencsik
Cecília Rajda
Gyula Lencsés
Margit Török
László Vécsei
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2011
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research / Ausgabe 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9749-7

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