Higher total scores correspond with more acute levels of fatigue. Multidimensional f ma assessment atigue f aged care tests. Fatigue severity scale fss rehabilitation measures database. This is a sample version of the multidimensional atigue. For activities you dont do, for reasons other than fatigue e. Multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf scale continued circle the number that most closely indicates to what degree fatigue has interfered with your ability to do the following activities in the past week. Psychometric evaluation of the multidimensional assessment of fatigue scale for use with pregnant and postpartum women. Multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory mfsi, he multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory mfsi, is an 83item selfreport measure designed to assess the principal manifestations of fatigue. But people who have medical conditions like ms experience stronger feelings of fatigue more often and with greater impact than others.
Multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf users guide introduction the multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf scale contains 16 items and measures four dimensions of fatigue. The fatigue questionnaire, fatigue severity scale, multidimensional assessment of fatigue scale, and short form. The fatigue questionnaire, fatigue severity scale, multidimensional. However, in order to ensure that the scale would evaluate all. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the persian version of the. Gfi is derived from 15 of the 16 items of the multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf. Multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf developed for adults with rheumatoid arthritis.
Items are rated on a 5point scale indicating how true each statement was for the respondent during the last week 0not at all. Several positively phrased items are reversescored. The multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf scale for the assessment of fatigue level, the epworth sleepiness scale ess for the sleepiness, and the international physical activity. The multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf scale was. The maf was originally developed in rheumatoid arthritis but has. Multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf users guide. Modified fatigue impact scale mfis fatigue is a feeling of physical tiredness and lack of energy that many people experience from time to time.
The maf is a 16 item scale that measures fatigue according to four dimensions. Purpose the fas is a 10item scale evaluating symptoms of chronic fatigue. To assess the severity of fatigue in general practice settings. Convert item 15 to 010 scale by multiplying each score by 2. Fatigue severity scale, multidimensional assessment of fatigue scale, and.
Assessment of fatigue scale, and short form36 vitality energyfatigue. Pdf psychometric evaluation of the multidimensional assessment. Per statement you can choose one out of five answer categories, varying from never to always. The maf was originally developed in rheumatoid arthritis but has also been tested in hiv, multiple sclerosis, coronary heart disease, cancer, pulmonary disease, postpartum women and healthy controls. The turkish version of multidimensional assessment of fatigue and. Total score most often used, but 2 scores, one for physical fatigue items 17. Scoring respondents use a scale ranging from 1 to 7 to indicate how aptly certain statements regarding fatigue represent their experiences. The following ten statements refer to how you usually feel. Multidimensional assessment of fatigue maf scale, as well as fatigue severity scale fss, may allow more detailed evaluation of fatigue in. Scaling and scoring of the ppeeddiiaattrriicc qquuaalliittyy ooff lliiffee iinnvveennttoorryy.
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