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Testing the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Neurological Fatigue Index-Stroke.
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Clinical Rehabilitation . Sep2021, Vol. 35 Issue 9, p1329-1340. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: To test the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Neurological Fatigue Index-Stroke (C-NFI-Stroke) in stroke survivors. Design: This was a validation study. Cross-cultural adaptation of the scale was conducted according to standard guidelines. Reliability, validity, responsiveness, and interpretability were measured. Setting: Self-help groups and a community center. Subjects: One hundred and twelve Chinese stroke survivors and 65 healthy Chinese older people living in the community. Interventions: Not applicable. Main measures: The C-NFI-Stroke, Fatigue Severity Scale, Mental Fatigue Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were used. Results: Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.69–0.88; the item-level agreement was 70.4%–88.9%; the weighted Kappa value was 0.47–0.79; and the intra-class correlation coefficients were 0.88–0.93. The C-NFI-Stroke had no ceiling and floor effects. It had good content validity and had two factors, "lack of energy" and "tiredness/weakness." The confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit to the model. The C-NFI-Stroke significantly correlated with existing fatigue scales (r s = 0.55–0.63), self-efficacy (r s = −0.31 to −0.37), and depressive symptoms (r s = 0.53–0.60). The C-NFI-Stroke could discern differences between stroke survivors and healthy older people. Conclusions: The C-NFI-Stroke is a reliable and valid tool for clinical and research use on people who have been diagnosed with stroke for a year or more, although its factor structure differs from that of the original English version. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *STATISTICS
*PILOT projects
*RESEARCH
*NONPARAMETRIC statistics
*NEUROLOGICAL disorders
*STROKE
*STATISTICAL reliability
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*RESEARCH methodology
*COMMUNITY health services
*HEALTH outcome assessment
*GERIATRIC Depression Scale
*MANN Whitney U Test
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*PSYCHOMETRICS
*SELF-efficacy
*MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
*COMPARATIVE studies
*INTRACLASS correlation
*FACTOR analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*INDEPENDENT living
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHI-squared test
*FATIGUE (Physiology)
*STATISTICAL correlation
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DATA analysis
*DATA analysis software
*MEASUREMENT errors
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02692155
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151879769
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155211001684