TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the multidimensional assessment of fatigue scale in traumatic brain injury: an NIDRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems study
JO  - Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
A1  - Lequerica, Anthony
A1  - Bushnik, Tamara
A1  - Wright, Jerry
A1  - Kolakowsky-Hayner, Stephanie A.
A1  - Hammond, Flora M.
A1  - Dijkers, Marcel P.
A1  - Cantor, Joshua
SP  - E28
EP  - E35
VL  - 27
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) scale in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) sample. DESIGN:: Prospective survey study. SETTING:: Community. PARTICIPANTS:: One hundred sixty-seven individuals with TBI admitted for inpatient rehabilitation, enrolled into the TBI Model Systems national database, and followed up at either the first or second year postinjury. INTERVENTIONS:: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):: Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue. RESULTS:: The initial analysis, using items 1 to 14, which are based on a 10-point rating scale, found that only 1 item ("walking") misfit the overall construct of fatigue in this TBI population. However, this 10-point rating scale was found to have disordered thresholds. When ratings were collapsed into 4 response categories, all MAF items used to calculate the Global Fatigue Index formed a unidimensional scale. CONCLUSION(S):: Findings generally support the unidimensionality of the MAF when used in a TBI population but call into question the use of a 10-point rating scale for items 1 to 14. Further study is needed to investigate the use of a 4-category rating scale across all items and the fit of the "walking" item for a measure of fatigue among individuals with TBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-9701
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0b013e31826fe574
ID  - ref1
ER  -