ArticleBehavioural and cognitive psychotherapy2020
Assessing functioning in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: psychometric properties and factor structure of the School and Social Adjustment Scale and the Physical Functioning Subscale of the SF36.
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- Recent research in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an evidence map.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- How common are depression and anxiety in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and how should we screen for these mental health co-morbidities? A clinical cohort study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2021Article
- Self-Perception of Quality of Life and Emotional Well-Being among Students Attending Hospital Classrooms during COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Exploring anhedonia in adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): A mixed-methods study.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2021Article
- Who should we ask about mental health symptoms in adolescents with CFS/ME? Parent-child agreement on the revised children's anxiety and depression scale.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2021Article
- Sleep problems in adolescents with CFS: A case-control study nested within a prospective clinical cohort.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has a major impact on functioning. However, no validated measures of functioning for this population exist.
aimsWe aimed to establish the psychometric properties of the 5-item School and Social Adjustment Scale (SSAS) and the 10-item Physical Functioning Subscale of the SF-36 in adolescents with CFS.
methodMeasures were completed by adolescents with CFS (n = 121).
resultsFor the Physical Functioning Subscale, a 2-factor solution provided a close fit to the data. Internal consistency was satisfactory. For the SSAS, a 1-factor solution provided an adequate fit to the data. The internal consistency was satisfactory. Inter-item and item-total correlations did not indicate any problematic items and functioning scores were moderately correlated with other measures of disability, providing evidence of construct validity.
conclusionBoth measures were found to be reliable and valid and provide brief measures for assessing these important outcomes. The Physical Functioning Subscale can be used as two subscales in adolescents with CFS.
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