Fatigue in Brazilian cancer patients, caregivers, and nursing students: A psychometric validation study of the Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 645-652

  Mota, Dálete D C F ^a,d   Pimenta, Cibele A M ^b   Piper, Barbara F ^c  

^a Sao Paulo Cancer Institute   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue; Piper Fatigue Scale; Piper Fatigue Scale Brazilian version; Psychometric properties; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CAREGIVERS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349150674     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0518-x     Document Type: Article

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