Validity and reliability of the FSS in Greek MS patients

dc.contributor.author	Μπακαλίδου, Δάφνη	el
dc.contributor.author	Σκορδίλης, Εμμανουήλ	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννόπουλος, Σωτήριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Σταμπούλης, Ελευθέριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Βουμβουράκης, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-10T23:38:21Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15670
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://link.springer.com	en
dc.subject	Multiple sclerosis
dc.subject	Σκλήρυνση κατά πλάκας
dc.title	Validity and reliability of the FSS in Greek MS patients	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Physiotherapy
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unesco6/321311
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Φυσιοθεραπεία
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-304
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2013
heal.bibliographicCitation	Bakalidou, D., Skordilis, E., Giannopoulos, S., Stamboulis, E. and Voumvourakis, K. (2013) Validity and reliability of the FSS in Greek MS patients. "SpringerPlus", 2 (1), p.1-8	en
heal.abstract	The study provided validity and reliability evidence of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) in Greek patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Materials and Methods: The FSS was administered to 72 MS patients, without co morbid fatigue and 75 matched paired controls with respect to gender and age. Both groups responded to the FSS, SF-36v2, BDI-II and a demographic questionnaire on two time points separated by a 1-week interval. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test construct validity, concurrent and divergent validity, internal and test-retest reliability were also examined. Results: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, intercorrelations with BDI-II (r = 0.552, p < 0.01) and SF-36v2 vitality (r = -0.715, p < 0.01) and physical functioning (r = -0.673, p < 0.01) subscales, and differences between patients and non patients (t(145) = 6.007, p < 0.001), revealed sufficient construct, concurrent and divergent validity evidence. The factor analysis demonstrated a unidimensional structure Cronbach alpha (0.953) and ICC (0.889) was high, indicating that the responses of our sample were internally consistent and stable across time. Conclusion: The Greek version of FSS is valid and reliable and may be used by clinicians and researchers to assess fatigue of Greek MS patients.	en
heal.journalName	SpringerPlus	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false