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Table 2 Characteristics of the most frequent used specific fatigue scales

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)

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)