Cordero Elizabeth D, Loredo Jose S, Murray Kate E, Dimsdale Joel E
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University-Imperial Valley.
J Appl Biobehav Res. 2012 Mar 1;17(1):59-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2012.00077.x. Epub 2012 Mar 27.
It is unknown if fatigue measures like the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form (MFSI-SF; Stein, Jacobsen, Blanchard, & Thors, 2004) appropriately describe fatigue in Hispanics or if acculturation plays a role in fatigue. This study compared fatigue in community samples of Hispanics and Anglos. The MFSI-SF and pertinent questionnaires were administered to adults in San Diego County via telephone survey. Some differences in fatigue were observed in initial comparisons between Hispanics and Anglos, including when acculturation was considered. When age and education were controlled, Hispanics reported less general fatigue than Anglos, regardless of acculturation status, p = < .01. Exploratory factor analyses indicate that the MFSI-SF general-fatigue subscale was problematic for Hispanics. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
目前尚不清楚像多维疲劳症状量表简表（MFSI-SF；斯坦因、雅各布森、布兰查德和索尔斯，2004年）这样的疲劳测量方法是否能恰当地描述西班牙裔人群的疲劳情况，或者文化适应是否在疲劳中起作用。本研究比较了西班牙裔和盎格鲁人群体样本中的疲劳情况。通过电话调查，向圣地亚哥县的成年人发放了MFSI-SF及相关问卷。在西班牙裔和盎格鲁人的初步比较中观察到了一些疲劳方面的差异，包括在考虑文化适应情况时。在控制了年龄和教育程度后，无论文化适应状况如何，西班牙裔报告的总体疲劳程度均低于盎格鲁人，p = <.01。探索性因素分析表明，MFSI-SF总体疲劳分量表对西班牙裔人群存在问题。文中讨论了研究的意义、局限性和未来方向。
