Measurement properties of a telephone version of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale among individuals with a traumatic spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 920-924

  Imam, B ^a,b   Anton, H A ^a,b,c,d   Miller, W C ^a,b,c,d  

^a GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

fatigue; internal consistency; Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; spinal cord injury; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MODIFIED FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TELEPHONE; TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84870886938     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.79     Document Type: Article

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