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ArticleBrain sciences2024

Validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Serbia.

Olivera Tamaš, Marija Kovačević, Aleksandra Dobrodolac, Nada Rašuo Bosnić, Žužana Tot Šari, Livija Despenić, László Vécsei, Krisztina Bencsik, Tatjana Pekmezović, Jelena Drulović

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Article in Brain sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Olivera TamašNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Beograd, Serbia.ORCID 0009-0006-9924-0734
Marija KovačevićMedical Faculty, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Aleksandra DobrodolacNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Beograd, Serbia.
Nada Rašuo BosnićGeneral Hospital Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Žužana Tot ŠariGeneral Hospital Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Livija DespenićGeneral Hospital Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
László VécseiDepartment of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Faculty of Medicine and Clinical Centre, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
Krisztina BencsikDepartment of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Faculty of Medicine and Clinical Centre, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
Tatjana PekmezovićMedical Faculty, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-7978-1409
Jelena DrulovićNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Beograd, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-4516-3458

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatigue is one of the most frequent complaints of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), one of the 30 available fatigue questionnaires, is commonly applied because it evaluates multidimensional aspects of fatigue. The chief objectives of this study were to validate FIS and evaluate the psychometric properties of MS patients in Serbia. One hundred and twenty-one (121) MS patients and one hundred and twenty-two (122) age-, gender- and education-matched healthy control (HC) subjects completed the FIS and the Beck Depression Inventory. Internal consistency of the FIS subscales was determined using Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient. Test/retest reliability with an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) for each FIS subscale was performed. The total FIS score and subscale scores showed statistically significant differences between the MS patients and the HC subjects in both FIS sessions. Cronbach's Alpha was 0.966. All ICCs were statistically significant (

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