@article{ref1,
title="Measurement properties of the Chinese version of the Mental Fatigue Scale for patients with traumatic brain injury",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2018",
author="Chiu, Hsiao-Yean and Li, Wei and Lin, Jiann-Her and Su, Yu-Kai and Lin, En-Yuan and Tsai, Pei-Shan",
volume="32",
number="5",
pages="652-664",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To translate the Mental Fatigue Scale into a Chinese version (CMFS), to develop a more valid and precise CMFS by using an item response theory-based model, and to examine the reliability and validity of the CMFS. <br><br>METHODS: One hundred and fifty adults having traumatic brain injury for at least 6 months were included. Each participant completed a battery of questionnaires (i.e. the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale [ChCFS], Chinese version of the Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale [CUDOS-Chinese], and CMFS). Two-parameter graded response models were used to evaluate the location and discrimination performance of the CMFS. The reliability and validity of the CMFS were also evaluated. <br><br>RESULTS: One item investigating 'increased sleep at night' (item 14) was removed because it had a low discrimination value (0.86) and provided less information. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the 13-item CMFS were high (0.92 and 0.96, respectively). The CMFS score was positively correlated with the ChCFS and the CUDOS-Chinese scores (r = 0.77 and 0.80, respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The CMFS provides reliable and valid information on mental fatigue for future research and clinical practice involving patients with traumatic brain injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2018.1432893",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2018.1432893"
}