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Comparative Study
. 2006 Aug;32(2):155-67.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.02.011.

Psychometric testing of three Chinese fatigue instruments in Taiwan

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Comparative Study

Psychometric testing of three Chinese fatigue instruments in Taiwan

Shiow-Ching Shun et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Aug.
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (reliabilities and validities) and ease of use of three translated fatigue instruments: Chinese versions of the Cancer Fatigue Scale, the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI), and the Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale-revised. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 243 cancer outpatients at a chemotherapy treatment center in Taiwan. The results indicated that the three scales had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas for three total scales > 0.80) and were brief (less than 6 minutes to complete), valid (confirmed by convergent, divergent, and discriminant validity), and feasible measures (completion rates > 97%) of fatigue for use with Taiwanese cancer patients. However, 27% of cancer patients reported that the FSI was difficult for them to complete. Differences in factorial validity between each original scale and its Chinese version indicate a need for further testing in Taiwan.

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