title: ['Abbreviated fatigue questionnaire': a practical tool in the classification of fatigue].
abstract: The 'Shortened fatigue questionnaire' (SFQ) is a short, reliable and easily used instrument to determine the intensity of the patient's bodily fatigue. It consists of four questions which the patient answers by checking an item at a 7-point scale ('I feel tired', 'I tire easily', 'I feel fit' and 'I feel physically exhausted'). The physician can then calculate a total score and compare it with the score in standard groups (standardized by load-bearing). The questionnaire can be completed simply and quickly. It constitutes a valuable addition in daily medical practice and in clinical scientific studies for the assessment of fatigue complaints.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Medische Psychologie, Nijmegen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Smets
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Vercoulen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garssen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bleijenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005221:Fatigue / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires