Development of a Clinician-Administered National Institutes of Health-Brief Fatigue Inventory: a Measure of Fatigue in the Context of Depressive Disorders

摘要

ObjectiveFatigue is a complex, multidimensional condition. Although it is often associated with depression, it is not known whether it has a distinct network from depression or whether it can be clinically evaluated, separately. This study describes preliminary findings in the development of a brief, clinician-administered instrument to measure fatigue in the context of depressive disorders using items from existing clinician-administered depression and mania scales.