Kristine A. Donovan|Paul B. Jacobsen|Brent J. Small|Pamela N. Münster|Michael A. Andrykowski
Identifying Clinically Meaningful Fatigue with the Fatigue Symptom Inventory
Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of Kentucky
fatigue symptom inventory used extensively assess measure fatigue number clinical populations purpose present study establish utility examining operating characteristics determining optimal cutoff score identifying clinically meaningful fatigue mos 36item short form vitality scale measure widely used identify individuals significant fatiguerelated disability used determine sensitivity specificity fatigue symptom inventory results indicate score 3 greater items assessing fatigue past week optimal cutoff score identifying clinically meaningful fatigue individuals scored cutoff also reported significantly greater fatigue interference days fatigue average fatigue greater proportion day past week findings suggest fatigue symptom inventory used discriminate effectively individuals without clinically meaningful fatigue