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*A 9 item questionnaire with questions related to how fatigue interferes with certain activities and rates its severity. | |||
*The items are scored on a 7 point scale with 1 = strongly disagree and 7= strongly agree. | |||
*The minimum score = 9 and maximum score possible = 63. Higher the score = greater fatigue severity. | |||
*Another way of scoring: mean of all the scores with minimum score being 1 and maximum score being 7. | |||
*Self report scale. | |||
== Reference<br> == | == Reference<br> == | ||
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Objective
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The Fatigue Severity Scale is a 9-item scale which measures the severity of fatigue and its effect on a person's activities and lifestyle in patients with a variety of disorders
Intended Population
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Those with a variety of diagnoses including arthritis, fibromyalgia, geriatrics, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke
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- A 9 item questionnaire with questions related to how fatigue interferes with certain activities and rates its severity.
- The items are scored on a 7 point scale with 1 = strongly disagree and 7= strongly agree.
- The minimum score = 9 and maximum score possible = 63. Higher the score = greater fatigue severity.
- Another way of scoring: mean of all the scores with minimum score being 1 and maximum score being 7.
- Self report scale.
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