Additional file (Supplement to Bulletin IACFS, 2008, 16, 3).

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Table 3: Normative data for the 11-item Chalder Fatigue Scale.

 

Illness

Fatigue score (mean)
Likert method

Reference

Infectious mononucleosis

19.9

Candy et al. 2003 30

CFS

27.4

Cleare et al. 2005 26

CFS

25.1

Cleare et al. 200127

CFS with co-morbid disorders

26.2

Cleare et al. 200127

CFS (Two groups)

22.5-23

Hobday et al. 2008 37

CFS

24.43

Hyland et al. 2006 38

CFS

19.0

Jason et al. 2000 39

CFS

27.53

Jason et al. 1997 40

CFS

25.1

Jerjes et al. 2007 41

CFS

24.4

Jerjes et al. 2006 42

CFS (Two groups)

23.79-24.18

Kerr et al. 2008 43

CFS

22.2

McDermott et al. 2006 44

CFS

24.2

Papadopoulos et al. 2008 45

Chronic fatigue (Three groups)

23.1-25.3

Ridsdale et al. 2004 20

CFS

28.24

Ridsdale et al. 2004 20

Chronic fatigue

23.3

Ridsdale et al. 2001 32

CFS

19.6

Ridsdale et al. 2001 32

CFS

26.4

Skowera et al. 2004 28

Chronic fatigue

18.49

Taylor et al. 2002 29

CFS (Two groups)

17.0-17.9

Wallman et al. 2004 19

CFS (Two groups)

24.26-25.58

Whitehead and Campion 2002 46

 

Illness

Fatigue score (mean)
Bimodal method

Reference

CFS

10

Caseras et al. 2008 34

CFS

10.47

Caseras et al. 2006 35

CF/CFS (Two groups)

6.89-7.04

Chalder et al. 1997 21

CFS (Two groups)

9.5-10.2

Deale et al. 1997 35

CF (Two groups)

7.2-7.8

Cho et al. 2008 36

CFS (Two groups)

9.5-10.2

Deale et al. 1997 31

CFS

7.7

McDermott et al. 2006 44

CFS (Four groups)

9.9-10.6

Powell et al. 2001 22

CFS

9.0

Priebe et al. 2008.48

CFS

10

White et al. 2004 47

 

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