The Multi-Component Fatigue Scale measures perceived fatigue across two domains, cognitive fatigue and physical fatigue.
15
5 minutes
Initially reviewed by Evan Cohen PT, MA, PhD, NCS in 2011
Recommendations for use of the instrument from the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Multiple Sclerosis Taskforce (MSEDGE), Parkinson’s Taskforce (PD EDGE), Spinal Cord Injury Taskforce (PD EDGE), Stroke Taskforce (StrokEDGE), Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce (TBI EDGE), and Vestibular Taskforce (Vestibular EDGE) are listed below. These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.
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Abbreviations: |
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HR |
Highly Recommend |
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R |
Recommend |
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LS / UR |
Reasonable to use, but limited study in target group / Unable to Recommend |
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NR |
Not Recommended |
Recommendations based on level of care in which the assessment is taken:
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Acute Care |
Inpatient Rehabilitation |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
Outpatient Rehabilitation |
Home Health |
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MS EDGE |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Recommendations based on EDSS Classification:
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EDSS 0.0 – 3.5 |
EDSS 4.0 – 5.5 |
EDSS 6.0 – 7.5 |
EDSS 8.0 – 9.5 |
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MS EDGE |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Recommendations for entry-level physical therapy education and use in research:
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Students should learn to administer this tool? (Y/N) |
Students should be exposed to tool? (Y/N) |
Appropriate for use in intervention research studies? (Y/N) |
Is additional research warranted for this tool (Y/N) |
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MS EDGE |
No |
No |
No |
No |
The MFS is a measure of perceived fatigue across two domains. There is no description of how the questions in the scale were developed and no validity testing. Further research on the MFS is required to determine its usefulness for research and practice.
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Multiple Sclerosis:
(Paul, Beatty, & Schneider, 1998; n = 58 (39 patients with clinically definite MS and 19 matched healthy control participants))
Multiple Sclerosis:
(Paul, Beatty, & Schneider, 1998)
Paul, R. H., Beatty, W. W., et al. (1998). "Cognitive and physical fatigue in multiple sclerosis: relations between self-report and objective performance." Applied Neuropsychology 5(3): 143-148.
We have reviewed more than 500 instruments for use with a number of diagnoses including stroke, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury among several others.