Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
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Fatigue Fatigue assessment scale Palliative care Caregivers Carers
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2022-07-11Referencia bibliográfica
Esteban-Burgos, A.A... [et al.]. Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 3999. [https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11143999]
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Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Health; Fondos FEDER (European Regional Development Fund-A way of making Europe) PI17/00328; Institute for Health and Biomedical Research of Alicante (ISABIAL) UGP-18-255 UGP-19-253 UGP-20-038Abstract
Symptoms of fatigue and lack of energy are very common in caregivers of palliative care
(PC) patients, traditionally associated with variables such as burden or depression. There are no
Spanish-language instruments validated for assessing fatigue levels in this population. The Fatigue
Assessment Scale (FAS) is a useful and simple instrument for assessing fatigue in this group. The aim
of this study was to examine its psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and validity) in
a sample of caregivers of PC patients. Instrumental design for instrument validation was performed.
One hundred and eight caregivers of PC patients participated and completed measures of fatigue,
family functioning, life satisfaction, caregiver burden, anxiety, depression, resilience and quality of
life. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed; non-linear reliability coefficient and Pearson
correlations and t-tests were conducted to assess evidence of reliability and validity. The Spanish
version of the FAS was found to have a one-dimensional structure. Reliability was 0.88. Validity
evidence showed that FAS scores were positively associated with levels of burden, anxiety and
depression. They were negatively associated with family functioning, life satisfaction, resilience
and quality of life. The Spanish version of the FAS in caregivers of PC patients shows adequate
psychometric properties.