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Validity of Silhouettes Fatigue Scale in adults with chronic pain and physical disabilities

Validity of Silhouettes Fatigue Scale in adults with chronic pain and physical disabilities Validity of Silhouettes Fatigue Scale in adults with chronic pain and physical disabilities
Validity of Silhouettes Fatigue Scale in adults with chronic pain and physical disabilities Validity of Silhouettes Fatigue Scale in adults with chronic pain and physical disabilities

This study aimed to assess validity of SFS with English instructions (SFS-EN) in 523 people (mean age = 59.1 years) with chronic pain and physical impairment.

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Key take away

In people with medical conditions linked with physical disabilities, Silhouettes Fatigue Scale (SFS) is a brief, easy to administer and understand, and valid measure of fatigue.

Background

This study aimed to assess validity of SFS with English instructions (SFS-EN) in 523 people (mean age = 59.1 years) with chronic pain and physical impairment.

Method

Participants gave response to the online survey which incorporated SFS-EN and another authenticated measure of fatigue (PROMIS short form-4a Fatigue Scale), and estimates of pain catastrophizing and pain intensity.

Result

The outcomes demonstrated robust positive associations between both the measures of fatigue, favoring convergent validity of SFS-EN. Furthermore, magnitude of this connection was considerably more when compared to the link between scores of SFS-EN and estimates of pain intensity and pain catastrophizing, favoring the former's discriminant validity.

Conclusion

SFS-EN is an easy to understand measure, while SFS is a novel single-item measure of general fatigue. The outcomes favored the discriminant and convergent validity of SFS-EN score in adults with chronic pain and physical disabilities.

Source:

Disability and Rehabilitation

Article:

The Silhouettes Fatigue Scale: a validity study with individuals with physical disabilities and chronic pain

Authors:

Jordi Miro et al.

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