A systematic review of the scales used for the measurement of cancer-related fatigue (CRF)
- Abstract:
- Background: Fatigue in cancer is very common and can be experienced at all stages of disease and in survivors. There is no accepted definition of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and no agreement on how it should be measured. A number of scales have been developed to quantify the phenomenon of CRF. These vary in the quality of psychometric properties, ease of administration, dimensions of CRF covered and extent of use in studies of cancer patients. This review seeks to identify the available tools for measuring CRF and to make recommendations for ongoing research into CRF.
- DOI:
- 10.1093/annonc/mdn537
- URL:
- <Go to ISI>://WOS:000262718000003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18678767 - Journal:
- Annals of Oncology
- issn:
- 0923-7534
- Publication year:
- 2009
- pages:
- 17-25
- Symptom status:
- Cognitive/mental state
Emotional state
Physical state - Functional status:
- Cognitive/mental functioning
Physical functioning - Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Children (0-18)
Seniors (65+) - Disease:
- Neoplasms and related symptoms
- PRO / non-PRO:
- Patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- BFI - Brief Fatigue Inventory (versions: MBFI - ModiefiedBFI))
CFS - Chalder Fatigue Scale [alias: FQ - Fatigue Questionnaire][alias: FRS - Fatigue Rating Scale]
EORTC QLQ-C30 - European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaires Core-30 item (versions: EORTC QLQ-C24; EORTC QLQ-C30-v1; EORTC QLQ-C30-v2; EORTC QLQ-C30v3) | 
FACT-F - Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue
FSI - Fatigue Severity Inventory
FSS - Fatigue Severity Scale (versions: FSS-7 - 7-item version and FSS-5 - 5-item version)
MAF - Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (versions: MAF-GFI - MAF-Global Fatigue Index)
MFI - Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (versions: MFI-20; MFI-SF)
MFSI - Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory (versions: MFSI-20; MFSI-30; MFSI-SF)
PFS - Piper Fatigue Scale (versions: PFS-R; PFS-12; Quick Piper)
POMS - Profile of Mood States (versions: POMS-11; POMS-14; POMS-37; POMS-65; Brief POMS; POMS-Adolescent; POMS-sf; revised POMS; POMS-F - POMS-fatigue; POMS-Bi - POMS-Bipolar)
SCFS - Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale (versions: SCFS-6; SCFS-R)
VAS-F - Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue [alias: LFS - Lee Fatigue Scale; Lee's VAS-F]
WCFS - Wu Cancer Fatigue Scale (versions: WCFS-9/revised)