Reference Identification

Psychometric qualities of a brief self-rated fatigue measure: The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS).

J Psychosom Res, Michielsen HJ, De Vries J, Van Heck GL. dis 2000; 54:345-52
Country: The Netherlands
Language: English

Other references of interest

Hendriks C, Drent M, Elfferich M, De Vries J. The Fatigue Assessment Scale: quality and availability in sarcoidosis and other diseases. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2018;24(5):495-503.

 This review aims to examine the psychometric properties of the FAS and the diseases and languages in which it has been used.



De Vries J, Michielsen HJ, Van Heck GL. Assessment of fatigue among working people: a comparison of six questionnaires. Occup Environ Med 2003; 60:i10–i15.

This study  shows that out of six fatigue questionnaires tested, the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), was found to be the most promising to measure fatigue





Instrument/Tool Translations References

Translation and validation of the FAS in Spanish.

https://peerj.com/articles/3832/