To clinically validate the Flinders Fatigue Scale (FFS) as a brief measure of daytime fatigue, and to derive cut-off scores to classify fatigue severity.The FFS was administered to 439 adult volunteers from the general population, 292 adults with insomnia, 132 adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and 66 adults with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), together with the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).A factor analysis revealed a single factor solution for the seven-item scale (67
作者:Kate, Cameron;Paul, Williamson;Michelle A, Short;Michael, Gradisar
来源:Sleep medicine 2017 年 30卷