Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 572-578 , March 2010

Psychometric and Clinical Assessment of the 10-Item Reduced Version of the Fatigue Scale—Child Instrument

  • Pamela S. Hinds, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Research, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Pamela S. Hinds, PhD, RN, FAAN, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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  • Jie Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Jami S. Gattuso, MSN, RN, CPON

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Research, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Marilyn Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • The Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Heather Jones, MN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Hematology/Oncology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Sue Zupanec, MN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Hematology/Oncology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Chenghong Li, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Behavioral Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD, RN, FNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Research, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Robert A. Schoumacher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • LeBonheuer Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Kelly Vallance, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Stacy Sanford, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Deo Kumar Srivastava, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

,Accepted 31 July 2009.

  • Image Result

    ROC analysis of the 10-item Fatigue Scale-Child. Results of the ROC analysis of the amended FS-C instrument are plotted, and the cut score (12) is noted. The approximate AUC is 0.768.

    ROC analysis of the 10-item Fatigue Scale-Child. Results of the ROC analysis of the amended FS-C instrument are plotted, and the cut score (12) is noted. The approximate AUC is 0.768.

 This study was supported in part by Cancer Center Support CA 21765 from the National Cancer Institute; grant R01NR007610 from the National Institute of Nursing Research; a FIRE grant from the Oncology Nurses Foundation; and the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC). Fatigue Initiative Through Research & Education (FIRE).

PII: S0885-3924(10)00099-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.07.015

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 572-578 , March 2010

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