The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory-short form

VernacularTitle:中文版多维度疲乏症状量表-简表应用于癌症患者信效度的研究
Author: Xiujuan XUE ; Cuiping XU ; Lin XUE ; Qingzhi LIU ; Jie ZHANG ; Yan LI ; Zejun XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory-short form; Cancer; ,Fatigue,Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(7):43-45
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory-short form(MFSI-SF).Methods The reliability and validity of the Chinese version MFSI-SF were assessed in a sample of 203 cancer patients.Statistical software was used to perform the analysis.Results The results showed moderate correlation between items and the total scale,the content validity index was 0.82,and exploratory factor analysis indicated five dimensions of the scale,the cumulative variance contribution was 56.65％.Confirmatory factor analysis showed moderate model fitting:x2/df=l.73,GFI=0.83,AGFI=0.79,NNFI=0.94,RMSEA=0.06,criterion validity was 0.585,and the Cronbach α of the total scale was 0.896.Conclusions The results demonstrated good convergent validity,it is suitable to evaluate fatigue status in Chinese cancer patients.