Reliability and validity of the Swedish version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS)

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 170-180

  Flensner, Gullvi ^a,b   Anna Christina, Ek ^a   Söderhamn, Olle ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Assessment tool; Caring; Daily life; Energy; Multiple sclerosis; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 30544435805     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120510031806     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language unabridged. Springfield MA: Merriam-Webster; 1993.
2. Piper, BF. (1993) Fatigue. In Carrieri-Kohlman V, Lindsey A, West CM, editors Patophysiological phenomena in nursing. Human responses to illness 2nd ed. (pp. 279-302). Philadelphia: Saunders.
3. Flensner, G and Ek, A-C and Söderhamn, O. (2003) Lived experience of MS-related fatigue - a phenomenological interview study Int J Nurs Stud, 40, pp. 707-17.
4. Tiesinga, LJ and Dassen, TWN and Halfens, RJG. (1996) Fatigue: A summary of the definitions, dimensions and indicators Nurs Diag, 7, pp. 51-62.
5. Piper, BF. (2003) Fatigue. In Carrieri-Kohlman V. Lindsey A. West C.M. editors Patophysiological phenomena in nursing. Human responses to illness 3rd ed. (pp. 209-34). Philadelphia: Saunders.
6. Schwid, S and Covington, M and Segal, B and Goodman, A. (2002) Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Current understanding and future directions J Rehabil Res Dev, 39, pp. 211-24.
7. Ream, E and Richardson, A. (1996) Fatigue: A concept analysis Int J Nurs Stud, 33, pp. 519-29.
8. Lerdal, A. (2000) A theoretical extension of the concept of energy through an empirical study Scand J Caring Sci, 16, pp. 197-206.
9. Fisher, A and Kielhofner, G. (1995) Skill in occupational performance. In: Kielhofner G, editor. A model of human occupation: Theory and application 2nd ed. (pp. 113-37). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
10. Multiple Sclerosis Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines. Fatigue and multiple sclerosis: Evidence-based management strategies for fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Washington DC: Paralyzed Veterans of America; 1998.
11. Kim, HS. (2000) The nature of theoretical thinking in nursing 2nd ed. New York: Springer.
12. Voss, JG. (2005) Predictors and correlates of fatigue in HIV/AIDS J Pain Symptom Manage, 29, pp. 173-84.
13. Ream, E and Richardson, A. (1997) Fatigue in patients with cancer and chronic obstructive airway disease: A phenomenological enquiry Int J Nurs Stud, 33, pp. 44-53.
14. Afari, N and Bichwald, D. (2003) Chronic fatigue syndrome: A review Am J Psychol, 160, pp. 221-36.
15. Small, S and Lamb, M. (1999) Fatigue in chronic illness: The experience of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and with asthma J Adv Nurs, 30, pp. 469-78.
16. Söderberg, S and Lundman, B and Norberg, A. (2002) The meaning of fatigue and tiredness as narrated by women with fibromyalgia and healthy women J Clin Nurs, 11, pp. 247-55.
17. Freal, JE and Kraft, GH and Coryell, JK. (1984) Symptomatic fatigue in multiple sclerosis Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 65, pp. 135-8.
18. Krupp, LB and Alvarez, LA and LaRocca, NG and Scheinberg, LC. (1988) Fatigue in multiple sclerosis Arch Neurol, 45, pp. 435-7.
19. Fisk, JD and Pontefract, A and Ritvo, PG and Archibald, CJ and Murray, TJ. (1994) The impact of fatigue on patients with multiple sclerosis Can J Neurol Sci, 21, pp. 9-14.
20. Stuifbergen, A and Rogers, S. (1997) The experience of fatigue and strategies of self-care among persons with multiple sclerosis Appl Nurs Res, 10, pp. 2-10.
21. Silcox, L. (2003) Occupational therapy and multiple sclerosis. London: Whurr Publishers.
22. Huch, MH and Bournes, DA. (2003) Community dwellers' perspectives on the experience of feeling very tired Nurs Sci Q, 16, pp. 334-9.
23. Kant, IJ and Bültmann, U and Schröer, KAP and Beurskens, AJHM and van Amelsvoort, LGPM and Swaen, GMH. (2003) An epidemiological approach to study fatigue in the working population: Tthe Maastricht cohort study Occup Environ Med, 60 (Suppl. I), pp. i32-i9.
24. Aaronson, L and Pallikkathayil, L and Crighton, F. (2003) A qualitative investigation of fatigue among healthy working adults West J Nurs Res, 25, pp. 419-33.
25. Jansen, NWH and van Amelsvoort, LGPM and Kristensen, TS and van den Brandt, PA and Kant, IJ. (2003) Work schedules and fatigue: A prospective cohort study Occup Environ Med, 60(Suppl. I), pp. i47-i3.
26. Lee, K. (2001) Sleep and fatigue: Women's health and illness issues Annu Rev Nurs Res, 19, pp. 249-73.
27. Milligan, R and Lenz, E and Parks, P and Pugh, L and Kitzman, H. (1996) Postpartum fatigue: Clarifying a concept Sch Inq Nurs Pr, 10, pp. 279-91.
28. Kos, D and Kerckhofs, E and Ketelaer, P and Nagels, G and D'Hooghe, M and Nuyens, G. (2003) Self-report assessment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A critical evaluation. In: Finlayson M, editor. Occupational therapy practice and research with persons with multiple sclerosis. (pp. 45-62). Binghamton NY: Haworth Press.
29. Fisk, JD and Ritvo, PG and Ross, L and Haase, DA and Marrie, TJ and Sclech, WF. (1994) Measuring the functional impact of fatigue: Initial validation of the fatigue impact scale Clin Infect Dis, 18(Suppl. 1), pp. 79-83.
30. Flensner, G and Lindencrona, C. (2002) The cooling-suit: Case studies of its influence on fatigue among eight individuals with multiple sclerosis J Adv Nurs, 37, pp. 541-50.
31. Mathiowetz, V and Matuska, K and Murphy, M. (2001) Efficacy of an energy conservation course for persons with multiple sclerosis Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 82, pp. 449-56.
32. Chipchase, S and Lincoln, N and Radford, K. (2003) Measuring fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis Disabil Rehabil, 25, pp. 778-84.
33. LaChapelle, D and Finlayson, M. (1998) An evaluation of subjective and objective measures of fatigue in patients with brain injury and healthy controls Brain Inj, 12, pp. 649-59.
34. Ingles, J and Eskes, G and Phillips, S. (1999) Fatigue after stroke Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 80, pp. 173-8.
35. Huet, P-M and Deslauriers, J and Tran, A and Faucher, C and Charbonneau, J. (2000) Impact of fatigue on the quality of life of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis Am J Gastroenterol, 95, pp. 760-7.
36. Goldblatt, J and Taylor, P and Lipman, T and (2002) The true impact of fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis: A population study Gastroenterology, 122, pp. 1235-41.
37. Goh, J and Coughlan, B and Quinn, J and Conor O'Keane, J and Crowe, J. (1999) Fatigue does not correlate with the degree of hepatitis or the presence of autoimmune disorders in chronic hepatitis C infection Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 11, pp. 833-8.
38. Hassoun, Z and Willems, B and Deslauriers, J and Ngoc Nguyen, B and Huet, P-M. (2002) Assessment of fatigue in patients with chronic hepatitis C using the Fatigue Impact Scale Dig Dis Sci, 47, pp. 2674-81.
39. Theander, K and Unosson, M. (2004) Fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J Adv Nurs, 45, pp. 172-177.
40. Streiner, DL and Norman, GR. (1995) Health measurement scales. A practical guide to their development and use 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
41. Casanova, B and Coret, F and Landete, L. (2000) A study of the various scales of fatigue and impact on quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis [in Spanish, with an abstract in English] Rev de Neurol, 30, pp. 1235-41.
42. Fisk, JE and Doble, SE. (2002) Construction and validation of a fatigue impact scale for daily administration (D-FIS) Qual Life Res, 11, pp. 263-72.
43. Siegel, S and Castellan, NJ. (1988) Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral sciences 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
44. Svensson, E. (2001) Guidelines to statistical evaluation of data from rating scales and questionnaires J Rehabil Med, 33, pp. 47-8.
45. Polit, DF and Beck, CT. (2004) Nursing research. Principles and methods 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
46. Streiner, DL and Norman, GR. (2003) Health measurement scales. A practical guide to their development and use 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
47. Beauchamp, TL and Childress, JF. (1994) Principles of biomedical ethics 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
48. Pryse-Phillips, W and Costello, F. (2001) The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis. In: Cook CD, editor Handbook of multiple sclerosis 3rd ed. (pp. 15-31). New York: Marcel Dekker.
49. Søgaard AJ, Selmer R, Bjertness E, Thelle D. The Oslo health study: The impact of self-selection in a large, population-based survey. Int J Equity Health [serial online] 2004 May [cited March 8 2005];3(3):[12 screenH] [available at: http://www.equityhealthj.com/ content/3/1/3].
50. Ferketich, S. (1991) Focus on psychometrics: Aspects of item analysis Res Nurs Health, 14, pp. 165-8.
51. Schapiro R. The pathophysiology of MS-related fatigue: What is the role of wake promotion? Int J MS Care 2002; (Suppl.: MS-related fatigue:6-8).
52. Krupp, L and LaRocca, N and Muir-Nash, J and Steinberg, A. (1989) The fatigue severity scale: Applications to patients with multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus Arch Neurol, 46, pp. 1121-3.
53. Lee, K and Hicks, G and Nino-Murcia, G. (1991) Validity and reliability of a scale to assess fatigue Psych Res, 36, pp. 291-8.
54. Svensson, E. (1998) Application of a rank-invariant method to evaluate reliability of ordered categorical assessments J Epidemiol Biostat, 3, pp. 403-9.