Participants were also more likely to report the greatest reductions in crf when it was measured using the piper fatigue scale, 49 the use of intentiontotreat analysis was not clearly stated, and the control condition was standard care. Although originally developed to measure the extent. The facit fatigue scale is a short, item, easy to administer tool that measures an individuals level of fatigue during their usual daily activities over the past week. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in data analysis. Brief fatigue inventory 7, the revised piper fatigue scale 8, the cancer fatigue scale 9, the revised schwartz cancer fatigue scale 10, the multidimensional fatigue inventory 11, and the multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory 12. A secondary aim was to determine whether the pfs captured multiple distinct aspects of fatigue a multidimensional. When you are comparing your condition with than before, compare it with how it was before the injury or getting ill. Evidence based practice and applied nursing research. Structured questionnaires, revised piper fatigue scale, distress thermometer, and selfefficacy scale for selfmanagement of breast cancer were used to measure fatigue, distress, and selfefficacy. Data were analyzed using ttest, anova, pearsons correlation coefficients, and multiple regressions. Construct validity of the swedish version of the revised piper. Open access protocol protocol for a pilot randomised. The assessment of fatigue in cancer patients is beset by a number of methodological challenges.
Outcome measures will be collected at baseline, and at completion of intervention. Principal component analysis of a 14item scale supported a 2dimensional solution of 1 physical fatigue and 2 mental fatigue. Revised piper fatigue scale, and thai hospital anxiety and depression scale, the cronbachs alpha coefficient values of five these instruments were. The piper fatigue scale pfs is a selfadministrated questionnaire developed by piper et al. Jan 31, 2012 a significant but small reduction in fatigue was observed in breast cancer studies using the revised piper fatigue scale but not in studies on any cancer using either of the other two fatigue scales. The piper fatigue scale pfs is one of the commonly used. Assessment of fatigue in cancer patients jnci monographs. To examine the psychometric properties of the revised piper fatigue scale pfs in dutch cancer patients. Effectiveness of jacobsons progressive muscle relaxation. The measures included the revised piper fatigue scale, and becks depression inventory. The effect of acupressure with massage on fatigue and depres. Modified fatigue impact scale mfis fatigue is a feeling of physical tiredness and lack of energy that many people experience from time to time. Validation of the revised piper fatigue scale in koreans. Pdf construct validity of the swedish version of the.
The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The quickpiper scores correlated with poms fatigue r 0. This studys primary aim was to create a shortened version of the revised piper fatigue scale pfsr based on data from a diverse cohort of breast cancer survivors. Fatigue in older adults postmyocardial infarction frontiers. Purpose the mfi is a 20item scale designed to evaluate.
Aug 30, 2012 brief, valid measures of fatigue, a prevalent and distressing cancer symptom, are needed for use in research. Participants were 64 patients with lung any stage, nonsurgery and breast any stage cancer, selected for. Many individuals can experience a sense of unusual or excessive tiredness whenever they become ill, receive treatment, or recover from their illnesstreatme nt. Pdf the revised piper fatigue scale pfsr for italian cancer. Participants were also more likely to report the greatest reductions in crf when it was measured using the piper fatigue scale, 49 the use of intention. The concept of fatigue is multidimensional and includes both physical and mental components. The primary aim of this study was to translate and evaluate psychometrically for the first time a spanish version of the piper fatigue scale revised spfsr. A search revealed 30 studies, encompassing 29 eligible samples, and leading to inclusion of a total of 838 patients and control participants. Should symptoms be scaled for intensity, frequency, or both. Fatigue is a common and distressing symptom in cancer patients due to both the disease and its treatments.
Pfs is a subjective measurement that includes four fatigue domains, which are, behaviourseverity, affective, sensory and cognitive. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. And, the statistics employed in this research were percentage, mean, frequency distribution, standard deviation and chisquare for variable correlation analysis. A total of 30 hospice patients in a hospice ward participated in the study 17 in an aroma massage group and in a massage group. The revised piper fatigue scale is one of the most widely used instruments internationally to assess cancerrelated fatigue. Pdf validation of the revised piper fatigue scale in. Methodsthe swedish version of the rpfs was answered by 196 cancer patients fatigued after 4 to 5.
Abstract objectives fatigue is a common and distressing symptom in cancer patients due to both the disease and its treatments. Fatigue was determined by the validated piper fatigue scale before, during and after the trial. The heal hrqol questionnaire included an initial screening question that. The rsm specifies intersection parameters step thresholds between two adjacent. Effectiveness of jacobsons progressive muscle relaxation on fatigue and sleep quality among patients undergoing hemodialysis with end stage renal disease author.
Both the revised piper fatigue scale and functional assessment of cancer therapy fatigue have been shown to perform satisfactorily in measuring. See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, chisquare, odds ratio or with 95% confidence interval 95%ci, pearson productmoment correlation coefficient and multiple logistic regression analysis. Chalder fatigue scale cfq 11 occupational medicine. Pdf psychometric properties of the revised piper fatigue. Functional assessment of chronic illness therapythe fatigue. The effects of aroma hand massage on fatigue and sleeping. Pdf fatigue is one of the most frequently reported symptoms by cancer patients. Fatigue severity scale an overview sciencedirect topics. The fatigue scale, sometimes referred to as the chalder fatigue scale the cfqto differentiate it from chronic fatigue syndrome or cfs, is a selfadministered questionnaire for measuring the extent and severity of fatigue within both clinical and nonclinical, epidemiological populations. Pdf the revised piper fatigue scale pfsr for italian. Divison of nursing science, school of medicine, ajou university, korea.
Construct validity of the swedish version of the revised piper fatigue scale in an oncology samplea rasch analysis. Piper bf1, dibble sl, dodd mj, weiss mc, slaughter re, paul sm. Validation of the revised piper fatigue scale in koreans with chronic. Cancerrelated fatigue crf is the most common and distressing symptom reported by breast cancer survivors. The piper fatigue scale survey is routinely used by medical researchers to scientifically measure fatigue levels in patients during clinical studies. Construct validity of the revised piper fatigue scale in korean women with breast cancer eun hyun lee. One hundred and eleven women with stage iiiia breast cancer who had completed their primary cancer therapy in the previous 6. Data analysis the results were analyzed based on the principles of intentiontotreat analysis, and, as a corollary analysis, perprotocol analysis was conducted. Psychometric evaluation in women with breast cancer article pdf available in oncology nursing forum 254.
A significant but small reduction in fatigue was observed in breast cancer studies using the revised piper fatigue scale but not in studies on any cancer using either of the other two fatigue scales. For translation, guidelines for crosscultural adaptation were used. Data collection included the demographic health status questionnaire heart rate, blood pressure, body mass index, and medications, fatigue related comorbidity scale, revised piper fatigue scale, epworth sleepiness scale, geriatric depression scale, social provisions scale, and venous blood tests bnatriuretic peptide, hemoglobin, and. The adapted symptom distress scale form il 2 rama nurs j mavauoust. To confirm the multidimensionality of the piper fatigue scale pfs and to reduce the total number of pfs items without compromising reliability and validity estimates. Background and aimfatigue is one of the most frequently reported symptoms. This study reports on the construct validity of the swedish version of the rpfs from the perspective of rasch measurement. Fibromyalgia network 800 8532929 new clinical fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria part 1. The 22item revised piper fatigue scale rpfs is a multidimensional instrument developed to assess cancerrelated fatigue. Should symptoms be scaled for intensity, frequency, or. Fatigue was measured using the revised piper fatigue scale, and quality of life was measured using the eortc qlqc30. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the revised piper. This unusual sense of tiredness is not usually relieved by either a good nights sleep or by rest.
Cancer quality of life questionnaire core 30 eortc. Quality of life will be measured using the quality of life in adult survivors of cancer scale. May 22, 20 cancerrelated fatigue crf is the most common and distressing symptom reported by breast cancer survivors. Fatigue or factf 37, revised piper fatigue scale 38, and multidimensional fatigue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate selected psychometric properties of a swedish version of the rpfs spfs. A preliminary open label study was initiated to determine if a combination oral supplement containing a mixture of phosphoglycolipids, coenzyme q10 and microencapsulated nadh could affect fatigue levels in longterm patients with intractable fatigue.
This is also called fatigue to distinguish it from the usual sense of tiredness. Validity and reliability of a scale to assess fatigue. Questionnaires also were collected at weeks 2 and 14. Brief, valid measures of fatigue, a prevalent and distressing cancer symptom, are needed for use in research. Revised piper fatigue scale, are worded such that they are only appropriate for use with individuals currently experiencing fa tigue. Index psqi, pacific sleep medicine service and revised piper fatigue scale rpfs. Among these, the revised piper fatigue scale pfsr is widely used in assessing fa. A recent publication provides information about the format of. The 22 question piper fatigue scale survey takes less than 2 minutes to complete and it will enable you to quickly and accurately assess your current level of. Neuropsychological effects of treatments for adults with. The piper fatigue scale was used to measure the fatigue level. Fatigue pdqhealth professional version national cancer. Research article validation of the revised piper fatigue scale in koreans with chronic hepatitis b yeonsoo jang1, jeong hyun kim2, kyunghwa lee2 1 college of nursing, moim kim nursing research institute, yonsei university, seoul, korea, 2 department of nursing, graduate school, yonsei university, seoul, korea.
Role of physiotherapy in cancerrelated fatigue in cancer. Two teams independently translated the instrument and two other teams produced back. The revised piper fatigue scale and the schwartz measurement of fatigue scales were used to collect data from four groups of healthy women n 182. The effect of acupressure with massage on fatigue and. Fatigue in cancer patients treated by external radiotherapy an application of the revised piper fatigue scale in malay hasanah che ismail1, biswa mohan biswal2 malaysia sains university, faculty of medical sciences,department of psychiatry1, radiotherapyoncology2 original article fatigue is commonly associated with cancer and its therapy. One hundred and eleven women with stage iiiia breast cancer who had completed their. Effectiveness of relaxation breathing exercise on fatigue in. However, exercise and psychological interventions produced significant improvements in crf, even when a.
The results indicate that subjects experienced a moderate level of fatigue. Shoulder girdle, left shoulder girdle, right upper arm, left upper arm, right lower arm, left lower arm, right hip buttock left hip buttock right upper leg left upper leg right to answer the following questions, patients. Data were collected with the revised piper fatigue scale pfs and the short form36 sf36 health survey scale in the first two days of radiotherapy t 0, during the third week t 1, and during the last week of treatment t 2. Such measures include the brief fatigue inventory, the revised piper fatigue scale. Construct validity of the swedish version of the revised. The facitf has been used in chronic dialysis patients with good validity content validity index 0. The other patient had terminalstage cervical cancer with iliac bone and lumbar 5 metastases. The parkinsons disease fatigue scale pfs16 is a patientrated scale that measures fatigue one of the nonmotor symptoms associated with parkinsons. We injected mountain ginseng pharmacopuncture mgp into acupoints alongside the spine huatuojiajixue, ex b2. Importance of aerobic fitness in cardiovascular risks in sedentary overweight and obese africanamerican women. Crosscultural adaptation summary the aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the revised piper fatigue scale to swedish.
The revised piper fatigue scale pfs is one of the popular instruments to assess perceived fatigue of patients with chronic disease such as. Apr 15, 2016 the items are scored on a 7 point scale with 1 strongly disagree and 7 strongly agree. Following is a list of statements that describe the effects of. The level of fatigue is measured on a four point likert scale 4 not at all fatigued to 0 very much fatigued webster et al. The scale allows the measurement of the presence of fatigue seven items and also its impact on daily function nine items and takes around five minutes to administer. Implementing the fatigue guidelines at one nccn member. Pdf purpose the purpose of the study was to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of the korean version of the revised piper fatigue scale. Pdf to confirm the multidimensionality of the piper fatigue scale pfs and to reduce the total number of pfs items without compromising. Quality index psqi, the piper revised fatigue scale, and the center for epidemiological studies depression scale were collected at the initial clinic visit and at 12 weeks from the groups. The 22 question piper fatigue scale survey takes less than 2 minutes to complete and it will enable you to quickly and accurately assess your current level of fatigue. The lack of a commonly agreed on definition of fatigue is perhaps the greatest challenge. The maf was originally developed in rheumatoid arthritis but has also been tested in hiv, multiple sclerosis, coronary heart disease, cancer, pulmonary. Online exclusive cne article a qualitative analysis of. A secondary aim was to determine whether the pfs captured multiple distinct aspects of fatigue.
The measurement of fatigue in chronic illness journal of pain and. A metaanalysis was conducted to evaluate possible neuropsychological effects of treatments for cancer in adults. Pubmed abstract piper bf, dibble sl, dodd mj, et al the revised piper fatigue scale. The fatigue severity scale is a 9item scale which measures the severity of fatigue and its effect on a persons activities and lifestyle in patients with a variety of disorders. Introduction severity depends on the clinical status of the cancer. Lipid replacement therapy with a glycophospholipid. Some of these measures include singleitem tools such as the nccn intensity scale, 38 fatigue intensity scale, 36 and the visual analogue scale. Comparison of treatments for cancerrelated fatigue jama. Assessment of fatigue in cancer patients semantic scholar. By limiting the length of the questionnaire, developers hoped to accommodate those individuals who might. New clinical fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria part 1. Pdf psychometric properties of the revised piper fatigue scale in. This studys primary aim was to create a shortened version of the revised piper fatigue scale pfsr based on data from.
Questions from the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy facit fatigue item scale was examined. Construct validity of the revised piper fatigue scale in. Performance of the swedish version of the revised piper. Analysis of data reported in this article was derived from the piper fatigue scale revised. A multivariate validation of the defining characteristics.
Instruments included the piper fatigue scale, a fatigue barriers scale, a fatigue knowledge scale, and a fatigue chart audit tool. Data from 161 patients 60 cancer, 51 stroke, 50 hiv were calibrated separately to fit an item response theorybased rating scale model rsm. Fatigue, sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, biomarkers, and exercise. Assessment and management of cancerrelated fatigue. In recent years, much effort has been directed to designing fatigue. Using qualitative research methods and content analysis, written statements related to the impact of crf were coded using the following themes. But people who have medical conditions like ms experience stronger feelings of fatigue more often and with greater impact than others.
Subjects in the control group only received routine unit care. The revised piper fatigue scale pfsr for italian cancer patients. Over 20 detailed fatigue measurement tools have been used to better delineate patient fatigue symptoms including the brief fatigue inventory 36, functional assessment of cancer therapy. Participants included 58 patients 30 females and 28 males with chronic fatigue syndromemyalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic lyme disease or other fatiguing illnesses, such as fibromyalgia syndrome or gulf war illness. We examined the patients for crf using the korean version of the revised piper fatigue scale rpfsk, which is a selfassessment tool. It was originally devised for people with multiple sclerosis or systemic lupus erythematosus 1. The primary aim of this study was to translate and evaluate psychometrically for the first time a spanish version of the piper fatigue scalerevised spfsr. Piper pfs scale fatigue aged care tests, assessments and. A validation study article pdf available in tumori 962. The fatigue scale measures multidimensional aspects of fatigue.
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