From: Assessment of fatigue in chronic disease: a bibliographic study of fatigue measurement scales
Scale | Proposed dimensions | Items | Time lag | Use by decade | Most frequent ICD-10 groups (n) | Most frequent diseases (n) |
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Fatigue Severity Scale [16] | 1 (mixed) | 9 | Not stated | 80': 1 90' :26 00': 41 | Neurology (33) Rheumatology (12) | Multiple sclerosis (23) SLE (9) Mb Parkinson (7) |
Fatigue Questionnaire [17] | Physical fatigue Mental fatigue | 11 | Not stated | 80': 1 90': 15 00': 32 | Symptoms (13) Infections (9) Malignancies (9) | CFS (13) Mb Hodgkin (5) HIV (4) |
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory[18] | General fatigue Physical fatigue Reduced activity Reduced motivation Mental fatigue | 20 | Previous days | 90': 14 00': 21 | Malignancies (22) Neurologic (4) | Mixed cancer patients (13) Breast cancer (3) |
Piper Fatigue Scale [19] | Sensory Affective meaning Cognitive/mood Behavioral/severity | 76 | Now | 90': 13 00': 10 | Malignancies (18) Infections (2) | Breast cancer (10) HIV (2) |
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Fatigue [20] | 1 | 13 | Past week | 90': 2 00': 20 | Malignancies (22) | Mixed cancer patients (18) |
Fatigue Impact Scale [21] | Cognitive Physical Psychosocial | 40 | Past month | 90': 5 00': 17 | Neurologic (13) Infections (4) | Multiple sclerosis (13) Hepatitis C (4) |
Christensen-Kehlet [22] | 1 (function) | 1 | Now | 80': 8 90': 12 00': 1 | Post surgery (20) | Abdominal surgery (20) |
Checklist Individual Strength [23] | Experience of fatigue Concentration Motivation Physical activity | 20 | Past 2 weeks | 90': 5 00': 11 | Symptoms (6) Malignancies (5) | CFS (6) Multiple sclerosis (2) |
Maastricht Questionnaire [24] | 1 | 21 | Now | 80': 1 90': 7 00': 5 | Cardiovascular (12) | AMI (7) Coronar artery sclerosis (5) |
Brief Fatigue Inventory [25] | 1 | 9 | Now/24 hours | 90': 1 00': 10 | Malignancies (11) | Mixed cancer patients (7) |
Visual Analogue Scale-Fatigue [26] | Energy Fatigue | 18 | Now | 90': 5 00': 6 | Malignancies (5) | Mixed cancers (3) |
Fatigue Symptom Inventory [27] | Intensity Duration Impact on quality of life | 13 | Now/past week | 90': 5 00': 5 | Malignancies (10) | Breast cancer (6) Mixed cancer patients (4) |
Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue [28] | Degree Severity Distress Impact on activities Timing | 16 | Past week | 90': 4 00': 6 | Malignancies (5) Rheumatological (3) | Mixed cancers (3) |