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Table 3 Correlations between total and dimensional scores of FACIT Fatigue Scale and SGRQ and mMRC dyspnoea scale

From: Examining fatigue in COPD: development, validity and reliability of a modified version of FACIT-F scale

 

Total SGRQ score

SGRQ Symptom score

SGRQ Activity score

SGRQ Impact score

mMRC dyspnoea scale score

Total fatigue score of 13-items FACIT-F scale)

- 0.7

- 0.45

- 0.58

- 0.7

- 0.48

Total fatigue score of 9-items modified FACIT-F

- 0.69

- 0.44

- 0.58

- 0.69

- 0.47

Modified FACIT-F: General dimension

- 0.65

- 0.44

- 0.52

- 0.65

- 0.44

Modified FACIT-F: Functional Ability dimension

- 0.42

- 0.25

- 0.38

- 0.41

- 0.31

Modified FACIT-F: Psychosocial dimension

- 0.63

- 0.37

- 0.53

- 0.62

- 0.44

  1. All presented correlations have p <0.001.
  2. mMRC dyspnoea scale: The modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale; SGRQ: St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire.