Factorial structure and internal consistency of the Fatigue Severity Scale in Colombian population with chronic diseases

Authors

  • Liliana Bernal Vargas Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Villavicencio, Colombia
  • Fernando Riveros Munévar Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Stefano Vinaccia Alpi Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Japcy Margarita Quiceno Sierra Universidad de Medellín, Colombia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.16.2.255821
Keywords: Fatigue, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Colombia, Chronic disease people

Abstract

The present study has a psychometric design, with the objective of analyzing the factorial structure and the internal consistency for the Spanish version of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) Questionnaire for Colombian population with chronic disease. Was applied the questionnaire to 52 people with chronic disease in Villavicencio city. The factorial Analysis indicates three factors: Factor 1 named physical affectation, Factor 2 named social affectation and Factor 3 named motivational affectation of the fatigue, where they explain the 76.324% of the total cumulative variance with .870 of Cronbach’s Alpha. The results present a high reliability and concordance for the factorial structure with the original version which indicates an adequate validity of the test for Colombian population with chronic disease.

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Published
28-03-2017
How to Cite
[1]
Bernal Vargas, L. et al. 2017. Factorial structure and internal consistency of the Fatigue Severity Scale in Colombian population with chronic diseases. Global Nursing. 16, 2 (Mar. 2017), 37–49. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.16.2.255821.
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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2017): #46-Abril
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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