Overview
The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue Scale (FACIT-Fatigue) is a 13-item measure that assesses self-reported fatigue and its impact upon daily activities and function. It was developed in the mid-1990’s to meet a growing demand for more precise evaluation of fatigue associated with anemia in cancer patients. Subsequent to its development, it has been employed in over 150 published studies including over 40,000 people. Since 1995, studied groups have included cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, cancer patients not receiving chemotherapy, long term cancer survivors, childhood cancer survivors and several other clinical samples, including people with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, systemic sclerosis/scleroderma, sarcoidosis, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, HIV/AIDS, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), hidradenitis suppurativa, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, primary Sjögren’s syndrome, Gaucher disease, chronic immune thrombocytopenia, chronic kidney disease, and Parkinson’s disease, as well as the general United States population. In all cases, the FACIT-Fatigue has been found to be reliable and valid. It is a subset of the longer (47-item) Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Anemia (FACT-An), which includes the 27-item FACT-G and a 20-item subscale addressing additional concerns associated with the anemia of cancer and its treatment. This 20-item subscale, referred to as the anemia subscale, is comprised of 13 items that assess fatigue and its impact (the FACIT-Fatigue), and 7 additional symptoms associated with anemia (e.g., shortness of breath; headache).
MEASURE NAME:
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue Scale (FACIT-Fatigue)
VERSION:
4
NUMBER OF ITEMS:
13
PATIENT POPULATION:
Patients 18 years and older experiencing fatigue
RECALL PERIOD:
Past 7 days
RESPONSE SCALE:
5 point Likert-type scale
DATA COLLECTION:
Paper and electronic
ADMINISTRATION:
Self-administration and interview when applicable
SUBSCALE DOMAINS:
Fatigue
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
Less than 5 minutes
SCORING:
Manual scoring template, some items are reverse scored. Total scores possible. SAS/SPSS algorithms available.
RELATED MEASURES:
Language Availability
Available translations of the FACIT-Fatigue can be obtained by registering for permission. Users are not permitted to translate the FACIT-Fatigue without permission from FACIT.org. Permission from FACIT.org to translate the FACIT-Fatigue may also be contingent upon timeline expectations and availability of FACIT staff. Translations must undergo a rigorous methodology under the guidance of FACIT.org which includes multiple translators, QA steps and cognitive interviews with patients. For commercial use, FACITtrans is the approved translation vendor to translate the FACIT measurement system.
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Licensing
Licensing fees are assessed on a per trial/per measure basis for commercial use. There is no fee for use of the English version, but a license should be obtained.
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