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Title: Differences in the experience of fatigue in patients and healthy controls: patients' descriptions.
Author(s): Gielissen, M.F.M. ; Knoop, H. ; Servaes, P. ; Kalkman, J.S. ; Huibers, M.J.H.; Verhagen, S. ; Bleijenberg, G.
Publication year: 2007
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, vol. 5, iss. 36, (2007)-36
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-5-36
Publication type: Article / Letter to editor

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Subject: EBP 1: Determinants of Health and Disease
EBP 3: Effective Primary Care and Public Health
NCEBP 10: Human Movement & Fatigue
NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health
NCEBP 8: Psychological determinants of chronic illness
ONCOL 4: Quality of Care
UMCN 4.1: Microbial pathogenesis and host defense
EBP 1: Determinants of Health and Disease
NCEBP 10: Human Movement & Fatigue
Organization: Internal Medicine
Medical Psychology
Medical Oncology
Journal title:
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Volume: vol. 5
Issue: iss. 36
Page end: p. 36
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The primary objective was to develop an adjective checklist, the Fatigue Quality List (FQL), aimed at assessing different perceptions of fatigue. METHODS: 961 participants filled out the FQL (28 adjectives). A component and confirmatory factor analyses were performed and psychometric properties were evaluated. Differences on factor scores between different patients' groups were investigated and pre- and post treatment scores were compared in demonstrating change of perceptions after treatment of fatigue. RESULTS: Four independent factors were found with adequate psychometric properties. Different perceptions were found between the patients' groups. Patients who were recovered after treatment for fatigue showed similar scores on the factors as healthy controls. CONCLUSION: The FQL appears to be a promising tool in measuring different perceptions of fatigue, which can be especially interesting for clinical practice.

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