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Por favor marque en la escala de abajo el número que mejor describa cómo le afectó la fatiga o cansancio, debido a su enfermedad, durante la última semana:

No me afectó la fatiga	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Me afectó demasiado

Scoring

The score is the number circled or histogram marked. Scores range from 0 to 10, with the higher score indicating more fatigue. If two consecutive numbers are circled, score the higher (more fatigue) number, if two non-consecutive numbers are circled, do not score.

Characteristics

Tested on 318 Spanish-speaking subjects.

Source of Psychometric Data

Stanford/El Paso Border Diabetes Project. Study reported in Lorig KR, Ritter PL, Jacquez A. Outcomes of Border Health Spanish/English Chronic Disease Self-management Programs. The Diabetes Educator 2005; 31(3):401-409.

Comments

This scale is a modified version of the visual analog scale. We found that this scale is easier for subjects to use, resulting in less missing and unclear responses. The psychometrics were done on a print version of the scale above, which is printed in the PDF version of this page (see PDF link on the bottom of this page).

References

Unpublished at this time.

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