Clinical application and assessment of the Chinese version of Fatigue Severity Scale in stroke patients
- VernacularTitle:疲劳严重度量表中译本应用于脑梗死患者的临床与评价
- Author:
Chun-Wei WU
;
De-Xin WANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Fatigue;
Validity;
Reliability
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To test the reliability and validity of the Chinese Version of the Fatigue severity scale (FSS)in patients with cerebral infarction.Methods The FSS was translated into Chinese language and the reverse translation was done by several experts.Validity,dimensionality,and reliability tests were implemented in 153 cases of cerebral infarction.Results One component was extracted in factor analysis,and the total cumulative contribu- tion was 64.982%.Based on the Mokken Scale analysis for Polytomous items analyses,the scale was found to be u- nidimensional and scale H is 0.6125,Cronbach?of the scale is 0.9287.Conclusion The psychometric proper- ties(reliabilities and validities)of FSS Chinese Version was satisfactory and seemed to be adaptable to Chinese cere- bral infarction patients.
