The Swedish version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) in systemic sclerosis: Reproducibility and correlations to other fatigue instruments

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-494

  Sandqvist, G ^a   Archenholtz, B ^b   Scheja, A ^a   Hesselstrand, R ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FATIGUE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 83455259330     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.605395     Document Type: Letter

References (8)

1. Sandusky SB, McGuire L, Smith MT, Wigley FM, Haythornthwaite JA. Fatigue: an overlooked determinant of physical function in scleroderma. Rheumatology 2009;48:165-9.
2. Sandqvist G, Scheja A, Hesselstrand R. Pain, fatigue and hand function closely correlated to work ability and employment status in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology 2010;49:1739-46.
3. Hudson M, Steele R, Lu Y, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Work disability in systemic sclerosis. J Rheumatol 2009;36:2481-6.
4. Belza BL, Henke CJ, Yelin EH, Epstein WV, Gilliss CL. Correlates of fatigue in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis. Nurs Res 1993;42:93-9.
5. Ware JE, Sherbourne CD. The MOS 36-item short form healthy survey (SF-36). Conceptual framework and item selection. Med Care 1992;30:473-83.
6. Steen VD, Medsger TA. The value of the Health Assessment Questionnaire and special patient-generated scales to demonstrate change in systemic sclerosis patients over time. Arthritis Rheum 1997;40:1984-91. (Pubitemid 27494658)
7. Ekdahl C, Eberhardt K, Andersson SI, Svensson B. Assessing disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Use of a Swedish version of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire. Scand J Rheumatol 1988;17:263-71.
8. Thombs BD, Bassel M, McGuire L, Smith MT, Hudson M, Haythornthwaite JA. A systematic comparison of fatigue levels in systemic sclerosis with general population, cancer and rheumatic disease samples. Rheumatology 2008;47:1554-8.