The development and validation of the unidimensional fatigue impact scale (U-FIS)

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1228-1238

  Meads, D M ^a   Doward, L C ^a   McKenna, S P ^a   Fisk, J ^b   Twiss, J ^a   Eckert, B ^c  

^a GALEN RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Horsham Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Multiple sclerosis; Questionnaire; Rasch analysis; U FIS; Unidimensional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNIDIMENSIONAL FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149101166     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509106714     Document Type: Article

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