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To develop and evaluate the validity, internal consistency, and clinical utility of a fatigue severity scale across chronic medical and neurological disorders.

October 1, 1989Archives of Neurology

The Fatigue Severity Scale

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LKLauren KruppNYU Langone Health

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Validation study demonstrates reliable measurement of fatigue severity in lupus and multiple sclerosis, indicating distinct clinical characteristics.

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To develop and evaluate the validity, internal consistency, and clinical utility of a fatigue severity scale across chronic medical and neurological disorders.
Administered the novel fatigue severity scale to 25 patients with multiple sclerosis, 29 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, and 20 healthy adult controls.
Evaluated internal consistency, correlation with visual analogue measures, sensitivity to clinical changes over time, and independence from self-reported depressive symptoms.
The scale demonstrated high internal consistency, correlated well with visual analogue measures, and successfully discriminated healthy controls from patient groups.
Patients with multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus reported significantly greater deleterious impacts of fatigue on daily functioning compared to controls.
Fatigue scores operated independently of depressive symptoms, and distinct characteristics successfully differentiated fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis from that in systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Lauren Krupp (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d71fa6cd480cb7e5f508e9 https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1989.00520460115022

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Validation study demonstrates reliable measurement of fatigue severity in lupus and multiple sclerosis, indicating distinct clinical characteristics.

The Fatigue Severity Scale

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