Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 480-487 , November 2008

Identifying Clinically Meaningful Fatigue with the Fatigue Symptom Inventory

  • Kristine A. Donovan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kristine A. Donovan, PhD, Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC-PSY, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
    • ,
  • Paul B. Jacobsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
    • Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
    • ,
  • Brent J. Small, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
    • School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
    • ,
  • Pamela N. Munster, MD

      Affiliations

    • Breast Cancer Program, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
    • ,
  • Michael A. Andrykowski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

,Accepted 4 December 2007.

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 This work was supported by National Cancer Institute Grant R01 CA82822.

PII: S0885-3924(08)00208-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.11.013

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 480-487 , November 2008

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