COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS): Development and Psychometric Assessment

Revicki, Dennis A.; Meads, David; McKenna, Stephen P.; Gale, Rupert; Glendenning, G. Alistair; Pokrzywinski, Robin

doi:10.1016/j.ehrm.2010.06.001

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“…The validity and reliability evaluation of CAFS was conducted by Revicki et al. (). The original scale consists of 12 items.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Within the scope of the study, we evaluated the validity and reliability of the COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS) for the Turkish patients receiving treatment for COPD, thus making an important acquisition for Turkish literature. The validity and reliability evaluation of CAFS was conducted by Revicki et al (2010). The original scale consists of 12 items.…”

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The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the Person with COPD

Arslan¹,

Öztunç²

2016

Rehabilitation Nursing

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a walking exercise program, three times a week for 8 weeks, on fatigue in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design: This study was a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Walking exercise was applied to the intervention group three times a week for 8 weeks; no exercise was applied to the control group. Findings: No difference was seen between the points of pretest fatigue of the intervention and control groups (t = À0.788, p = .434). However, according to the posttest, the intervention group's point of fatigue was lower than the control groups, and this difference was statistically significant (t = À3.924, p = .001). Conclusion: It was found that a walking exercise program applied to patients with COPD affected the fatigue symptom positively. Clinical Relevance: Walking exercises programme can be used by nurses as a reference to monitor chronic obstructive pulmoner disease patients' health status.

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“…The validity and reliability evaluation of CAFS was conducted by Revicki et al. (). The original scale consists of 12 items.…”

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The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the Person with COPD

Arslan¹,

Öztunç²

2016

Rehabilitation Nursing

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“…Italian: The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) [18] Spanish: The COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS) [19]; the COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS) [20]; SGRQ [21] Russian: The CASIS and CAFS.…”

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The living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease scale was successfully adapted for use in Southern European (Italian and Spanish) and Eastern European (Russian) cultures

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Twiss

Crawford

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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“…The questionnaire consists of 12 items that explore the frequency with which certain situations and symptoms associated with tiredness and fatigue arise. A global score is obtained ranging from 0 to 100, where high scores indicate a major impact of COPD on the patient's fatigue [22]. …”

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“…Until very recently there were no suitable instruments considered validated for use within the COPD population. For this reason, two specific instruments have recently been developed and validated for patients with COPD: the COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS) [22] and the COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS) [23]. The Living with COPD (LCOPD) questionnaire is a new instrument that measures the overall impact of COPD on daily life [24].…”

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Usefulness of the LCOPD, CAFS and CASIS Scales in Understanding the Impact of COPD on Patients

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Iriberri²,

Barrueco³

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Background: The Living with COPD (LCOPD), COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS), and COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS) are instruments developed to assess the overall impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on daily life, fatigue, and sleep impairment, respectively. Objectives: To assess the usefulness of these instruments and to identify factors associated with the concepts they measure. Method: The questionnaires were administered to patients with moderate to severe COPD. Descriptive analyses of sociodemographic and clinical data were performed, and bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify factors associated with the overall impact of COPD on patients' lives, fatigue, and sleep impairment. Results: A total of 408 patients was included (mostly males, 91.2%), with an average age of 68 years (SD = 9.3). Statistically significant differences were observed in the scores of the three questionnaires with regard to level of education, presence of chronic cough or expectoration, level of dyspnea, number of exacerbations, physical activity level, presence of depression and anxiety, and number of treatments indicated for COPD. The LCOPD and CAFS questionnaires also discriminated between different levels of airflow obstruction and, in the case of CAFS, age and gender. Linear regression showed that level of dyspnea, physical activity, and presence of anxiety were significantly related to the LCOPD, CAFS and CASIS scores. The presence of depression was significant in the LCOPD and CAFS questionnaires and chronic cough was significant in the CAFS questionnaire. Conclusions: The LCOPD, CAFS, and CASIS instruments are valid and useful in understanding the overall impact of COPD on daily life, fatigue, and sleep impairment in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

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COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS): Development and Psychometric Assessment

Cited by 22 publications

References 30 publications

The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the Person with COPD

The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the Person with COPD

The living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease scale was successfully adapted for use in Southern European (Italian and Spanish) and Eastern European (Russian) cultures

Usefulness of the LCOPD, CAFS and CASIS Scales in Understanding the Impact of COPD on Patients

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