Psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale-Rasch analyses of individual responses in a Norwegian stroke cohort

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1258-1265

  Lerdal, Anners ^a   Kottorp, Anders ^b  

^a Lovisenberg Deaconal University College   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fatigue Severity Scale; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Rasch analysis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80053211435     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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