Fatigue in the general Norwegian population: Normative data and associations
Fatigue in the general Norwegian population: Normative data and associations
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DOI：
10.1016/s0022-3999(97)00291-2
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发表时间：
1998-07-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Kaasa, S
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作者：
Loge, JH;Ekeberg, O;Kaasa, S
解释疲劳测量的人口标准一直缺乏，疲劳的社会人口学关联也没有很好的记录。因此，随机抽取了3500名年龄在19-80岁的挪威人进行了调查。邮寄问卷包括疲劳问卷(11个项目)，其中回答的总分(分别为0、1、2、3)被指定为总疲劳(Tf)。在收到问卷的人中，67%的人做出了回应。女性(Tf均值=12.6)比男性(Tf均值=11.9)更疲倦，11.4%的人报告持续6个月或更长时间的严重疲劳感。Tf与年龄呈弱相关(男性：r=0.17；女性：r=0.09)。没有发现疲劳和社会变量之间的确切联系。残疾人和报告健康问题的受试者比工作或健康状况良好的受试者更疲惫。疲劳在躯体和精神障碍中非常普遍，但经常被忽视。这一具有全国代表性的样本提供了特定年龄和性别的标准，以便在未来的研究中对疲劳评分进行比较和解释。(C)1998年爱思唯尔科学公司。
Population norms for interpretation of fatigue measurements have been lacking, and the sociodemographic associations of fatigue are poorly documented. A random sample of 3500 Norwegians, aged 19-80 years, was therefore investigated. A mailed questionnaire included the fatigue questionnaire (11 items) in which the sum score of the responses (each scored 0, 1, 2, 3) is designated as total fatigue (TF). Sixty-seven percent of those receiving the questionnaire responded. Women (TF mean = 12.6) were more fatigued than men (TF mean = 11.9), and 11.4% reported substantial fatigue lasting 6 months or longer. TF and age were weakly correlated (men: r = 0.17; women: r = 0.09). No firm associations between fatigue and social variables were found. Disabled and subjects reporting health problems were more fatigued than subjects at work or in good health. Fatigue is highly prevalent in somatic and psychiatric disorders, but is often neglected. This national representative sample provides age- and gender-specific norms that will allow for comparisons and interpretations of fatigue scores in future studies. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.