Arthur Hartz1, Suzanne Bentler, David Watson. 1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 01292-D PFP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1097, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We developed a new instrument to measure fatigue that synthesized information from existing instruments. METHODS: 35 candidate items and 4 formats for a new fatigue scale were obtained from 15 previously developed instruments. A new scale was developed using factor analysis on a data set of 409 primary care patients and validated on a sample of 816 additional subjects. RESULTS: Different formats for obtaining information about a given fatigue item gave similar results. The new 11 item scale contained four subscales: cognitive, fatigue, energy and productivity. Correlations between the four subscales ranged from.49 to.66. Patients with a higher fatigue score were much more likely to have lower health status, greater depression and more somatic symptoms. CONCLUSION: This new instrument may be useful in primary care and epidemiological studies to screen and monitor patients for fatigue severity and type.
OBJECTIVE: We developed a new instrument to measure fatigue that synthesized information from existing instruments. METHODS: 35 candidate items and 4 formats for a new fatigue scale were obtained from 15 previously developed instruments. A new scale was developed using factor analysis on a data set of 409 primary care patients and validated on a sample of 816 additional subjects. RESULTS: Different formats for obtaining information about a given fatigue item gave similar results. The new 11 item scale contained four subscales: cognitive, fatigue, energy and productivity. Correlations between the four subscales ranged from.49 to.66. Patients with a higher fatigue score were much more likely to have lower health status, greater depression and more somatic symptoms. CONCLUSION: This new instrument may be useful in primary care and epidemiological studies to screen and monitor patients for fatigue severity and type.
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