title: Validation of the Chinese version of Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 in Chinese patients with cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this research is to study the validation of the Chinese version of Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 in measuring fatigue status of the patients with cancer in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  The original English version of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 was translated into a Chinese version, which was applied to measure the fatigue status of cancer patients prior to commencing chemotherapy and during the last week of chemotherapy, respectively. The reliability and criterion-related validity of the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 were assessed by calculating Cronbach's α and Pearson correlation coefficients. The construct validity was analyzed by employing factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were three dimensions in the Chinese version of the MFI-20, which measures the physical, mental, and spiritual fatigue of patients with cancer. All of the correlation coefficients between EORTC QLQ-C30V3.0 and MFI-20 were statistically significant (P < 0.0001). The Cronbach's α coefficient was more than 0.8 and 0.7 for total MFI-20 and for the three dimensions of the Chinese version of the MFI-20, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Chinese version of the MFI-20 is a reliable and valid instrument to assess fatigue in Chinese patients with cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. tianjunfjmu@126.com
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Jin-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents