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The Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised: translation and psychometric evaluation in Spanish-speaking breast cancer survivors

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Background

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most common and distressing symptom reported by breast cancer survivors. The primary aim of this study was to translate and evaluate psychometrically for the first time a Spanish version of the Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised (S-PFS-R).

Methods

One hundred and eleven women with stage I–IIIA breast cancer who had completed their primary cancer therapy in the previous 6 months with the exception of hormone therapy completed the S-PFS-R, the Profile of Mood States (POMS) Fatigue (POMS-F) and Vigor subscales (POMS-V), and bilateral force handgrip testing. Data analysis included test–retest reliability, construct validity, criterion-related validity, and exploratory factor analyses.

Results

Test–retest reliability was satisfactory (r > 0.86), and all subscales showed moderate to high construct validity estimates [corrected item-subscale correlations (Pearson r = ≥ 0.65)]. The exploratory factor analysis revealed four dimensions with 75.5 % of the common variance explained. The S-PFS-R total score positively correlated with the POMS-F subscale (r = 0.50–0.78) and negatively with the POMS-V subscale (r = −0.13 to −0.44) confirming criterion-related validity. Negative correlations among force handgrip testing, subscales, and total scores were weak (r = −0.26 to −0.29).

Conclusions

The Spanish version of PFS-R shows satisfactory psychometric properties in a sample of breast cancer survivors. This is the first study to translate the PFS-R into Spanish and further testing is warranted.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are indebted to all participants without whom this work would not have been possible. This study was supported by a grant from the Health Institute Carlos III and PN I + D+I 2008–2011, Madrid, Spanish Government (FIS PI10/02749-02764), a grant from the Andalusian Health Service, Junta de Andalucia (PI-0457-2010).

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  1. Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Madrid, s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain

    Irene Cantarero-Villanueva, Carolina Fernández-Lao & Manuel Arroyo-Morales

  2. Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain

    Lourdes Díaz-Rodríguez

  3. Department of Physical Therapy, Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain

    Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas

  4. Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcon, Spain

    César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

  5. Department of Nursing, School of Health and Human Services, National University, San Diego, CA, USA

    Barbara F. Piper

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Cantarero-Villanueva, I., Fernández-Lao, C., Díaz-Rodríguez, L. et al. The Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised: translation and psychometric evaluation in Spanish-speaking breast cancer survivors. Qual Life Res 23, 271–276 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0434-5

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