Construct validity of the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale in a Chinese community sample

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-93

  Wong, Wing S ^a   Fielding, Richard ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Chronic fatigue; Confirmatory factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHALDER FATIGUE SCALE; CHINESE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 12;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 71349087951     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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