| Author | Cho, Hyong Jin | |
| Author | Costa, Erico Castro | |
| Author | Menezes, Paulo Rossi | |
| Author | Chalder, Trudie | |
| Author | Bhugra, Dinesh | |
| Author | Wessely, Simon | |
| Access date | 2023-05-12T18:46:19Z | |
| Available date | 2023-05-12T18:46:19Z | |
| Document date | 2007 | |
| Citation | CHO, Hyong Jin et al. Cross-cultural validation of the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire in Brazilian primary care. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, v. 62, n. 3, p. 301-304, 2007. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.10.018 | en_US |
| ISSN | 0022-3999 | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/58370 | |
| Sponsorship | COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR | en_US |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc | en_US |
| Rights | restricted access | |
| Title | Cross-cultural validation of the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire in Brazilian primary care | en_US |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.josychores.2006.10.018 | |
| Abstract | Objective: The Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ) is an instrument used to measure physical and mental fatigue. We translated and adapted the questionnaire and tested its reliability and validity in a Brazilian primary care setting. Method: A pilot study with 204 consecutive primary care attenders in SÃO Paulo, Brazil, verified the internal consistency and factor structure of the questionnaire. After some modifications through a rigorous translation, back-translation, and cross-cultural adaptation procedure, a validation study was conducted with 304 attenders, who also completed the fatigue section of the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R). Results: The internal consistency of the Brazilian CFQ slightly improved from the pilot to the validation study: Cronbach's alpha from .86 to .88. The two-factor structure (physical and mental fatigue) also improved. According to the receiver operating curve analysis with the fatigue section of the CIS-R as the standard criterion, 3/4 was chosen as the cutoff for Brazilian primary care (sensitivity 69.1% and specificity 79.4%). Conclusion: The Brazilian CFQ had good reliability and validity. The cutoff was determined as 3/4 and the factor structure of the English CFQ was closely reproduced. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved | en_US |
| Affilliation | KING'S COLLEGE LONDON | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. London, United Kingdom/Department of Psychiatry. Federal University of São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brazil | en_US |
| Affilliation | René Rachou Research Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
| Affilliation | Department of Preventive Medicine. Medical School and Section of Epidemiology. University Hospital. University of São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brazil | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. London, United Kingdom | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. London, United Kingdom | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. London, United Kingdom | en_US |
| Subject | fatigue | en_US |
| Subject | cross-cultural | en_US |
| Subject | validation | en_US |
| Subject | questionnaire | en_US |
| Subject | primary care | en_US |
| Subject | Brazil | en_US |
