The assessment of fatigue: Psychometric qualities and norms for the Checklist individual strength

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 40-46

  Worm Smeitink, M ^a   Gielissen, M ^b   Bloot, L ^c   van Laarhoven, H W M ^d   van Engelen, B G M ^e   van Riel, P ^e   Bleijenberg, G ^e   Nikolaus, S ^a   Knoop, H ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Checklist individual strength; Chronic fatigue; Fatigue questionnaire; Patient reported outcomes; Psychometrics; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT FORM 36; ADULT; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85019052860     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.05.007     Document Type: Article

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