Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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2015
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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS-P) in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
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Original Research Articles
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> 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.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods:</strong> 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). </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> 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.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Discussion: </strong>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. </p>
Multiple sclerosis, Fatigue, Fatigue impact scale, Psychometric, Persian
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Marzieh
Heidari
: heidariot@gmail.com
1800319475328460011177
1800319475328460011177
No
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Massood
Nabavi
seyedmassoodnabavi@gmail.com
1800319475328460011178
1800319475328460011178
No
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Shahed Medical University, Tehran, Iran.
Malahat
Akbarfahimi
Akbarfahimi.m@iums.ac.ir
1800319475328460011179
1800319475328460011179
Yes
Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud
Salehi
salehi74@yahoo.com
1800319475328460011180
1800319475328460011180
No
Department of Statistics and Mathematics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad
Torabi-Nami
torabinami@sums.ac.ir
1800319475328460011181
1800319475328460011181
No
Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Science and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.