The reliability and validity of the turkish version of the fibrofatigue scale

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-166

  Kulcu, Duygu Geler ^a   Akbas, Berfu ^a   Bicakcigil, Muge ^a   Gulsen, Gulcin ^a   Yavuzer, Gunes ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disability; Fibromyalgia syndrome; Pain; Quality of life; Treatment outcome; Turkish version

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FIBROFATIGUE SCALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 77952479678     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2010.483965     Document Type: Article

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