| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Fibrofatigue Scale (FFS) |
| First Description |
Zachrisson O, Regland B, Jahreskog M, Kron M, Gottfries CG. A rating scale for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (the FibroFatigue scale). Journal of psychosomatic research. 2002;52(6):501-9. Epub 2002/06/19. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Anxiety and depression, Disease activity, Fatigue, Global assessment, Pain, Physical function |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Fibromyalgia (FM) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English, Italian, Spanish, Turkish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Zachrisson O, Regland B, Jahreskog M, Kron M, Gottfries CG |
| Title | A rating scale for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (the FibroFatigue scale) |
| Journal | J Psychosom Res. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Vol | 52 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 501-509 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+Hebrew+version+ … |
| Brief Description |
The Hebrew version of the FFS. Actual questionnaire available upon request. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+Spanish+version … |
| Brief Description |
Validation into Spanish. Questionnaire available within the article. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+Italian+version … |
| Brief Description |
Validation into Italian. Actual questionnaire available upon request. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Olof Zachrisson |
| olof.zachrisson@neuro.gu.se | |
| Address | Psychiatry Section, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, G ö teborg University, G ö teborg, Sweden. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
FFS is composed of 12 items measuring pain, muscular tension, fatigue, concentration
difficulties, failing memory, irritability, bowel symptoms, headache and the subjective experience of
infection |
| Number of Items | 12 |
| Range | 0-72 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 0 symptom absent - 6 maximal intensity of symptom |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Summing all scores on the individuals itmes |
| Score Interpretation | 0 (Absence of symptom) to 6 (maximal degree of the symptom) |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | Both |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | Not specified |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |