Healthy Aging Research
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Department of Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China

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• Research Article   
  Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale for the Older Adults
  Author(s): Yu Chen Gong*
  
  The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS) for community elderly. A cross-sectional design was conducted in a sample of 775. SPSS20.0 and AMOS22.0 software were used for statistical analysis. In the Development Sample and Validation Sample, confirmatory factor analysis showed all 10 items loaded on two factors: social and physical activities. PFS Mental scores had strong internal consistency, the Cronbach’s α of the overall scale was 0.90. Each item was positively correlated with the total score of the scale, and the difference was statistically significant. The Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS) can be used to evaluate the situation of fatigability among community elderly, and has good reliability and validity... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2261-7434.23.12.178

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