Psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 102-107

  Learmonth, Y C ^a   Dlugonski, D ^a   Pilutti, L A ^a   Sandroff, B M ^a   Klaren, R ^a   Motl, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical change; Fatigue; Multiple Sclerosis; Outcome measures; Precision; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MODIFIED FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REHABILITATION CARE; RELIABILITY; SLEEP QUALITY; STANDARD ERROR OF MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84882451747     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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