Open AccessValidation of the Fatigue Severity Scale in a Swiss Cohort
Author(s) -
Philipp O. Valko,
Claudio L. Bassetti,
Konrad E. Bloch,
Ulrike Held,
Christian R. Baumann
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/31.11.1601
Subject(s) - cohort , scale (ratio) , medicine , psychology , geography , cartography
Fatigue is highly prevalent and has a negative impact on quality of life and performance in a variety of disorders. The 9-item Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) is one of the most commonly used self-report questionnaires to measure fatigue, but has only been validated in small sample-sized studies and in single disorders.
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