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NCT Number: NCT02596139

Reliability and Validity of the Taiwan-version of Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory and Fatigue Severity Scale

The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) is a 20-item self-report instrument designed to measure fatigue. It covers the following dimensions: general fatigue, physical fatigue, mental fatigue, reduced motivation and reduced activity.

Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) contains nine statements that rate the severity of fatigue symptoms. The purposes of this study are to translate fatigue questionnaires of -MFI- and -FSS- to Taiwan-version, and to examine the reliability and validity of the scales.

A hundred adult people without diagnosed physical nor mental disabilities will be recruited. Subjects will fill out the Taiwan-version of MFI, FSS, SF-36 and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to establish the validity. Subjects will re-fill the MFI and FSS one week later to evaluate the test-retest reliability.

Another twenty people who are familiar with both English and Chinese will be recruited to evaluate the translation reliability. Subjects will fill out the English version of MFI and FSS and, then, fill out the Taiwan-version of the MFI and FSS with at least ten minutes apart. The translation reliability will be evaluated by paired t test and the intraclass correlation coefficient.

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Key information

Conditions

Fatigue Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Taiwan-version Questionnaire

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Chang Gung University

Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • No cognition or mental disorders

Treatment and study plan

No interventions

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessing the reliability and validity of Taiwan-version Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory questionnaire

    Time frame: 1 week

  2. Assessing the reliability and validity of Taiwan-version Fatigue Severity Scale questionnaire

    Time frame: 1 week

Secondary outcomes

  1. SF-36 questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline

    To establish the criterion validity

  2. Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline

    To establish the criterion validity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Gung University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Nov 4, 2015
Registry last updated
Nov 4, 2015

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