Assessment of fatigue in chronic disease: A bibliographic study of fatigue measurement scales (original) (raw)

This paper assesses the variety and application of fatigue measurement scales in chronic diseases over the last three decades. A comprehensive bibliographic study identifies an exponential increase in research related to disease-related fatigue, highlighting the existence of 252 different fatigue scales, many of which are disease-specific. The findings suggest the need for generic measurement instruments to effectively capture the complexities and differences of fatigue across various chronic conditions while emphasizing the multidimensional nature of fatigue.