@ARTICLE{Akbarfahimi, author = {Heidari, Marzieh and Nabavi, Seyed Massood and Akbarfahimi, Malahat and Salehi, Masoud and Torabi-Nami, Mohammad and }, title = {Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS-P) in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis }, volume = {13}, number = {3}, abstract ={Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the psychometric features of the Persian version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS-P) tool when used in Iranian MS patients. Methods: 140 MS patients and the equivalent number of healthy controls completed the following assessments: FIS-P, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), SF-36 questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results: A significant inverse correlation between FIS and the quality of life (SF-36 assessment tool), as well as a positive and significant correlation with the FSS were noted. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) values for the inter-rater reliability for the physical, cognitive, and social sections and the whole questionnaire were 0.89, 0.86, 0.95 and 0.98, respectively. The FIS Persian version was shown to possess a high reliability (with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.953). Likewise, the ICC values for the test-retest reliability were 0.86, 0.87, 0.92 and 0.93 for the physical, cognitive, social subscales and the whole questionnaire, respectively. This suggested a high reliability for the FIS-P. Discussion: With a proper validity and reliability, the Persian-version of FIS retains the capability for being used in the assessment of fatigue and evaluation of the treatment and rehabilitation effects on fatigue-related symptoms among Persian-speaking patients with MS. }, URL = {http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-500-en.html}, eprint = {http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-500-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Rehabilitation Journal}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }