title: Psychometric testing of three Chinese fatigue instruments in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (reliabilities and validities) and ease of use of three translated fatigue instruments: Chinese versions of the Cancer Fatigue Scale, the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI), and the Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale-revised. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 243 cancer outpatients at a chemotherapy treatment center in Taiwan. The results indicated that the three scales had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas for three total scales > 0.80) and were brief (less than 6 minutes to complete), valid (confirmed by convergent, divergent, and discriminant validity), and feasible measures (completion rates > 97%) of fatigue for use with Taiwanese cancer patients. However, 27% of cancer patients reported that the FSI was difficult for them to complete. Differences in factorial validity between each original scale and its Chinese version indicate a need for further testing in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. scshun600425@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Shiow-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shun
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Marjorie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pett
authors.forename: Patricia H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China; D005221:Fatigue / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents