How to identify fatigue in stroke patients: an investigation of the post-stroke fatigue case definition validity.

Mai Bang PoulsenSara Lyngby SkovbøllingChristina Kruuse Karsten Overgaard Rune Skovgaard Rasmussen

Published in: Topics in stroke rehabilitation (2019)

The case definition was valid and had a substantial inter-rater agreement. A score ≥ 5 using the Fatigue Severity Scale-7 or a score ≥ 12 using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (General Fatigue subscale) may be used to detect potentially debilitating post-stroke fatigue in stroke survivors.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
atrial fibrillation
depressive symptoms
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage