ArticleBrain and behavior2017
Validity and reliability of the Fatigue Severity Scale in Finnish multiple sclerosis patients.
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- MyMS: An Interface for Patient-Reported Outcomes for Finnish Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS care · 2024Article
- Fatigue Assessment in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis: First Use of the Popular Diagnostic Tools.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Stressful life events and depression and fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional analysis of an international cohort.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Article
- The Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey (AEEHS): Study protocol for a population-based cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Validity and Reliability of the Fatigue Severity Scale in a Real-World Interstitial Lung Disease Cohort.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Factors associated with cognitive impairment at 3, 6, and 12 months after the first stroke among Lebanese survivors.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Mindfulness, Fatigue, and Perceived Symptoms Among Frontline Nurses Who Performed Nucleic Acid Sample Collection During the COVID-19 in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Overview of the Current Pathophysiology of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis, Its Diagnosis and Treatment Options - Review Article.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundFatigue is one of the most debilitating symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) considerably interfering with patients' daily functioning. Both researchers and clinicians need psychometrically robust methods to evaluate fatigue in MS.
objectivesThe objective of this study was (i) to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and (ii) to describe the results among patients with MS.
methodsIn total, 553 patients with MS (mean age, 53.8 years; standard deviation [
resultsThe mean (
conclusionsThe Finnish version of the FSS showed satisfactory reliability and validity and thus can be regarded as a feasible measure of self-reported fatigue.
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