Construct validity of the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale in a Chinese community sample.
OBJECTIVE
This paper aims to evaluate the factorial validity of the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale (ChCFS) using a Chinese community sample.


METHODS
A total of 201 Chinese adults completed the ChCFS, the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF12), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the fit of a one-factor model, a two-factor correlated model, and a three-factor hierarchical model in both the 14-item and 11-item versions of ChCFS to the current data.


RESULTS
ChCFS successfully replicated the original two-factor structure in the current Chinese community sample, and the 11-item version demonstrated better data-model fit than the 14-item version. The instrument possessed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=.863). The convergent validity with HADS and divergent validity with SF12 were also evident.


CONCLUSIONS
ChCFS is valid and reliable among Chinese adults in the general population.
Wong
Wing S
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Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Fielding
Richard
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D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D018579:Patient Selection; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires