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Fatigue in the general population: A translation and test of the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the fatigue severity scale
Abstract
Objective: A study was undertaken to test the psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and to explore the relationship between fatigue and sociodemographic variables in the general population. Method: A national representative sample of 1893 respondents was randomly selected from a pool of 4,000 Norwegians aged 19—81 years. A mailed questionnaire that included the FSS was used to measure fatigue severity. Results: The FSS showed satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.88). The prevalence of high fatigue (FSS score>=5) was 23.1% in the total sample. More women (26.2%) than men (19.8%) experienced high fatigue (p=0.004). Respondents with chronic illness (more than six months) reported a higher mean (M=4.69, SD=1.35) than the rest of the sample (M=3.67, SD=1.17) (p<0.001). An inverse correlation was found between fatigue and level of formal education (r=0.20, p<0.001). Conclusion: The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of FSS were satisfactory. To avoid over-diagnosing people for high level of fatigue, the threshold for high fatigue probably should be 5 on the FSS scale instead of 4 as had been suggested originally, but further validation of the cut-off point is needed.
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- Authors
- Lerdal, A., Wahl, A. K., Rustoen, T., Hanestad, B. R., & Moum, T.
- Venue
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2005-03
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 123-130
- ISSN
- 1403-4948 (ISSN-L)
- 1651-1905
- OpenAlex
- W2137936672
- Cited by
- 403
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 0.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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