Validation of the Neurological Fatigue Index for stroke (NFI-Stroke)
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Validation of the Neurological Fatigue Index for Stroke (NFI-Stroke) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2012, 10:51
doi:10.1186/1477-7525-10-51
Roger J Mills ([email protected]) Julie F Pallant ([email protected]) Maria Koufali ([email protected]) Anil Sharma ([email protected]) Suzanne Day ([email protected]) Alan Tennant ([email protected]) Carolyn A Young ([email protected])
ISSN Article type
1477-7525 Research
Submission date
13 October 2011
Acceptance date
15 May 2012
Publication date
15 May 2012
Article URL
http://www.hqlo.com/content/10/1/51
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Validation of the neurological fatigue index for stroke (NFI-stroke) Roger J Mills1,5* * Corresponding author Email: [email protected] Julie F Pallant2 Email: [email protected] Maria Koufali3 Email: [email protected] Anil Sharma3 Email: [email protected] Suzanne Day1 Email: [email protected] Alan Tennant4 Email: A. [email protected] Carolyn A Young1 Email: [email protected] 1
The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK
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School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, 49 Graham St, Shepparton, VIC 3630, Australia 3
Stroke Team for Audit & Research, University Hospitals Aintree, Liverpool, UK 4
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Leeds, D Floor, Martin Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Gt. George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK 5
Department of Neurology, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane Fulwood, Preston PR2 9HT, UK
Abstract Background Fatigue is a common symptom in Stroke. Several self-report scales are available to measure this debilitating symptom but concern has been expressed about their construct validity.
Objective To examine the reliability and validity of a recently developed scale for multiple sclerosis (MS) fatigue, the Neurological Fatigue Index (NFI-MS), in a sample of stroke patients.
Method Six patients with stroke participated in qualitative interviews which were analysed and the themes compared for equivalence to those derived from existing data on MS fatigue. 999 questionnaire packs were sent to those with a stroke within the past four years. Data from the four subscales, and the Summary scale of the NFI-MS wer
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