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ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2024

Psychometric Performance of Fatigue Scales in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Ruth Ann Marrie, John D Fisk, Casandra Dolovich, Lisa M Lix, Lesley A Graff, Scott B Patten, Charles N Bernstein

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Article in Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ruth Ann MarrieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1855-5595
John D FiskNova Scotia Health Authority, Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Casandra DolovichDepartment of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Lisa M LixDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Lesley A GraffNova Scotia Health Authority, Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Scott B PattenDepartments of Community Health Sciences & Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9871-4041
Charles N BernsteinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
University of Manitoba · CADalhousie University · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

CIHR THC-135234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFatigue is highly prevalent in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fatigue scales are important for studies testing fatigue interventions, but information about psychometric properties of many scales is insufficient in IBD. We compared the psychometric properties of multiple generic fatigue scales in participants with IBD.

methodsIndividuals with IBD (N = 216) completed the Daily Fatigue Impact Scale (DFIS), the vitality subscale of the RAND-36, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) fatigue item twice. A subgroup (n = 84) also completed the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) once, from which we also scored the 21 items from the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-IBD). We assessed floor/ceiling effects, construct validity, and internal consistency reliability. Using relative efficiency (RE), we compared discriminating ability and comparative responsiveness of the measures regarding disease activity and employment status and changes.

resultsThe FIS, MFIS, and RAND-36-vitality scales did not exhibit floor or ceiling effects. The DFIS showed mild floor effects (19.4%), and the PHQ-9 fatigue item showed floor (18.1%) and ceiling (20.8%) effects. Internal consistency reliability exceeded 0.93 for FIS, MFIS-IBD, and DFIS and was 0.81 for the RAND-36-vitality scale. In the subgroup analysis, the FIS, MFIS-IBD, and DFIS were strongly correlated with each other (r ≥ 0.90). The ability to discriminate between disease activity groups was highest for the FIS and MFIS-IBD, followed by the DFIS. The FIS, MFIS-IBD, and DFIS were responsive to changes in work impairment.

conclusionsThe FIS, MFIS-IBDs and DFIS had adequate validity and reliability for assessing fatigue in IBD.

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Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesFatigueHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairesfatigueinflammatory bowel diseasepsychometricsreliabilityresponsivenessvalidity

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PMID36917218
PMCPMC10769783
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