Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS)
 

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The following ten statements refer to how you usually feel. Per statement you can choose one out of five answer categories, varying from Never to Always. Please give an answer to each question, even if you do not have any complaints at the moment: Never, Sometimes (about monthly or less); Regularly (about a few times a month); Often (about weekly) and Always (about every day).
 
1. I am bothered by fatigue.

 

 Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
2. I get tired very quickly.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
3. I don't do much during the day.
 

Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
4. I have enough energy for everyday life.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
5. Physically, I feel exhausted.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
6. I have problems to start things.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
7. I have problems to think clearly.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
8. I feel no desire to do anything.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
9. Mentally, I feel exhausted.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
10. When I am doing something, I can concentrate quite well.
  Never          Sometimes          Regularly          Often         Always
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Referenties:

Drent M, Lower EE, De Vries J. Sarcoidosis-associated fatigue. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 255–263. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22441750

Kleijn WPE, De Vries J, Wijnen PAHM, Drent M. Minimal (clinically) important differences for the Fatigue Assessment Scale in sarcoidosis. Respir Med 2011; 105: 1388-95. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21700440

De Vries, Michielsen H, Van Heck GL, Drent M. Measuring fatigue in sarcoidosis: the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS). Br J Health Psychol 2004; 9: 279-91. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15296678