Measuring disability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: Reliability and validity of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 124-128

  Cella, Matteo ^a,b   Sharpe, Michael ^c   Chalder, Trudie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Disability; Reliability; Validity; Work and social adjustment scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP QUALITY; SPLIT HALF CORRELATION; WORK AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WORK;

EID: 80051681520     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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