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MFI

The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory is a 20-item self-report instrument that comprehensively measures five distinct dimensions of fatigue: general fatigue, physical fatigue, reduced activity, reduced motivation, and mental fatigue. Developed by Smets and colleagues in 1995, the MFI-20 is grounded in a theoretical model distinguishing fatigue phenomenology from behavioral and cognitive consequences, making it particularly valuable for research examining fatigue mechanisms and interventions targeting specific fatigue dimensions.

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Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / oncology-nursing
  • Smets, E. M., Garssen, B., Bonke, B., & De Haes, J. C. (1995). The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20): a short questionnaire for measuring fatigue. J Psychosom Res, 39(3), 315–325. · DOI 10.1037/t15271-000
  • Smets, E. M., Visser, M. R., Willems-Groot, A. F., et al. (1998). Fatigue and radiotherapy: (A) experience in patients undergoing treatment. Br J Cancer, 78(7), 899–906. · DOI 10.1038/bjc.1998.599
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