Assessing fatigue after traumatic brain injury: An evaluation of the Barroso Fatigue Scale

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-16

  Dijkers, Marcel P J M ^a   Bushnik, Tamara ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Fatigue; Mental fatigue; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CALIFORNIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38549113084     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HTR.0000308716.80590.6b     Document Type: Article

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