Paediatric short fatigue questionnaire, a 4-item fatigue questionnaire for children.
J Psychosom Res
; 165: 111130, 2023 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether a paediatric Short Fatigue Questionnaire (pSFQ) assesses a valid construct for subjective fatigue, to assess its psychometric properties and provide a cut-off score for severe fatigue in children.METHODS:
The pSFQ consists of 4 items from the Checklist Individual Strength-8 (CIS-8). Data of previous studies using the CIS-8 were used to assess the pSFQ in healthy children (n = 316), children with chronic fatigue syndrome (n = 173), and children with a chronic disease (n = 442). All children were 12-18 years old. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed, followed by Cronbach alpha's to investigate internal consistency, and Spearman's correlations to assess construct validity. With ROC analysis, we determined a cut-off score for severe fatigue and provide normative data on the pSFQ for children with and without a chronic disease.RESULTS:
CFA confirmed a one-factor model in the pSFQ representing subjective fatigue. Cronbach's alpha ranged from good to excellent (0.84-0.94), as did construct validity (-0.76 and - 0.87 for correlation with two other fatigue measurements). ROC analysis delivered a cut-off score of ≥21, with a sensitivity of 93.9% and specificity of 96.2% for severe fatigue. Normative data for children with and without a chronic disease showed similar patterns compared to other fatigue questionnaires.CONCLUSION:
The pSFQ is a practical and reliable screening instrument for severe fatigue in children with and without a chronic disease, and effectively reduces the questionnaire length with 50% compared to the conventional CIS-8.Palabras clave
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Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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En
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J Psychosom Res
Año:
2023
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Article