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Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and Lupus

Article1 min readUpdated Feb 22, 2025View source ↗
What is the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)? The goal of the Fatigue Severity Scale is to ascertain the level of fatigue felt by a person in the last week. Because of this, fatigue scores may change over time — and they likely will for a person struggling with fatigue as a symptom of lupus. The Fatigue Severity Scale is a 9 statement scale. A 7-step, Likert scale is used to rate each response with higher numbers representing stronger agreement by the respondent. Calculate the scale score by averaging the responses to the questions. Sounds confusing… What’s it look like? Yup. This is one of those where it’s easier just to see it. Instructions Consider the past week when answering questions Choose only one answer for each question 1 = Strongly Disagree; 7 = Strongly Agree How can I take the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)?
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