J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2004 Aug;11(2):220-225.

Reliability and Validity Tests for the Fatigue Assessment Instrument(FAI)

• Byeon YS
• Lee JI

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of FAI and to apply it in Korea. METHOD: Data were collected from 180 middle-age women. The questionnaire, which was originally developed by Schwartz, Jandorf & Krupp, was analyzed using Cronbach's a and factor analysis. RESULTS: Cronbach's a for the FAI was .9198. As a result of item analysis, 27 items were selected from the total of 29 items. Items that showed low correlation with the total scale were excluded. Six factors were fixed from the data analysis performed using principle component analysis and varimax rotation. These six factors account for 65.3% of total variance. The first factor was global fatigue severity, and the second one was fatigue consequences. The other factors were method of fatigue reduction, fatigue caused by exercise, fatigue caused by routine activity, and fatigue caused by stress and depression, sequentially. CONCLUSION: The reliability and validity of FAI were verified.

Keyword

Fatigue

MeSH Terms

Depression
Fatigue*
Female
Humans
Korea
Surveys and Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results*
Statistics as Topic