Giving meaning to measure: Linking self-reported fatigue and function to performance of everyday activities

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-241

  Mallinson, Trudy ^a,b,e   Cella, David ^b,c   Cashy, John ^c   Holzner, Bernhard ^d  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Function; Observed performance; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33645105640     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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