Measures of fatigue: Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multi-Dimensional Questionnaire (BRAF MDQ), Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Numerical Rating Scales (BRAF NRS) for Severity, Effect, and Coping, Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ), Checklist Individual Strength (CIS20R and CIS8R), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy (Fatigue) (FACIT-F), Multi-

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 11, 2011, Pages

  Hewlett, Sarah ^a   Dures, Emma ^a   Almeida, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; BRISTOL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FATIGUE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE; BRISTOL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FATIGUE NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; CHALDER FATIGUE QUESTIONNAIRE; CHECKLIST INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY (FATIGUE); MOTIVATION; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FATIGUE; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE INVENTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFILE OF FATIGUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SHORT FORM 36 VITALITY SUBSCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80855151625     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20579     Document Type: Article

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