Application of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients

Objectives: Fatigue is a frequent debilitating symptom associated with cancer. However, scientific data on cancer-related fatigue is scarce in developing nations. This work examines psychometric properties of the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) and analyzes the level of fatigue among Eth...

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Autores principales:	Yemataw Wondie, Andreas Hinz
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	cancer-related fatigue quality of life reliability cancer illiteracy Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7a23addf09244045b9970c123994ea252021-12-02T05:31:49ZApplication of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.687994https://doaj.org/article/7a23addf09244045b9970c123994ea252021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.687994/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Objectives: Fatigue is a frequent debilitating symptom associated with cancer. However, scientific data on cancer-related fatigue is scarce in developing nations. This work examines psychometric properties of the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) and analyzes the level of fatigue among Ethiopian patients with cancer in comparison with data from Germany.Methods: A sample of 256 patients with cancer drawn from a hospital in Ethiopia was examined with the MFI-20 and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). A comparative sample of 780 German patients with cancer served as the control.Results: The MFI-20 scales and total score showed acceptable reliability (α = 0.60–0.93) with a considerable convergent validity between MFI-20 and the EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue scale (r = 0.67–0.75). The Ethiopian patients with cancer reported higher levels of fatigue than the German patients. Analyses of variance showed that Ethiopian patients with cancer who were illiterate, having advanced cancer, and those who did not receive either surgery or chemotherapy reported especially high levels of fatigue.Conclusion: The MFI-20 is a fairly reliable and valid instrument to be used with Amharic speaking patients with cancer. The high level of fatigue in these patients implies that appropriate cancer care is needed in developing countries.Yemataw WondieAndreas HinzFrontiers Media S.A.articlecancer-related fatiguequality of lifereliabilitycancerilliteracyPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cancer-related fatigue quality of life reliability cancer illiteracy Psychology BF1-990 Yemataw Wondie Andreas Hinz Application of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients
description	Objectives: Fatigue is a frequent debilitating symptom associated with cancer. However, scientific data on cancer-related fatigue is scarce in developing nations. This work examines psychometric properties of the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) and analyzes the level of fatigue among Ethiopian patients with cancer in comparison with data from Germany.Methods: A sample of 256 patients with cancer drawn from a hospital in Ethiopia was examined with the MFI-20 and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). A comparative sample of 780 German patients with cancer served as the control.Results: The MFI-20 scales and total score showed acceptable reliability (α = 0.60–0.93) with a considerable convergent validity between MFI-20 and the EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue scale (r = 0.67–0.75). The Ethiopian patients with cancer reported higher levels of fatigue than the German patients. Analyses of variance showed that Ethiopian patients with cancer who were illiterate, having advanced cancer, and those who did not receive either surgery or chemotherapy reported especially high levels of fatigue.Conclusion: The MFI-20 is a fairly reliable and valid instrument to be used with Amharic speaking patients with cancer. The high level of fatigue in these patients implies that appropriate cancer care is needed in developing countries.
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title	Application of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients
title_short	Application of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients
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title_fullStr	Application of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients
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Application of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Ethiopian Cancer Patients

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