Loge J H, Ekeberg O, Kaasa S
Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
J Psychosom Res. 1998 Jul;45(1):53-65. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(97)00291-2.
Population norms for interpretation of fatigue measurements have been lacking, and the sociodemographic associations of fatigue are poorly documented. A random sample of 3500 Norwegians, aged 19-80 years, was therefore investigated. A mailed questionnaire included the fatigue questionnaire (11 items) in which the sum score of the responses (each scored 0, 1, 2, 3) is designated as total fatigue (TF). Sixty-seven percent of those receiving the questionnaire responded. Women (TF mean=12.6) were more fatigued than men (TF mean=11.9), and 11.4% reported substantial fatigue lasting 6 months or longer. TF and age were weakly correlated (men: r=0.17; women: r=0.09). No firm associations between fatigue and social variables were found. Disabled and subjects reporting health problems were more fatigued than subjects at work or in good health. Fatigue is highly prevalent in somatic and psychiatric disorders, but is often neglected. This national representative sample provides age- and gender-specific norms that will allow for comparisons and interpretations of fatigue scores in future studies.
一直以来都缺乏用于解读疲劳测量结果的人群标准，而且关于疲劳与社会人口统计学因素之间的关联也鲜有文献记载。因此，对3500名年龄在19至80岁之间的挪威人进行了随机抽样调查。一份邮寄问卷包含疲劳问卷（11个项目），其中各项目的回答得分（每个项目得分0、1、2、3）总和被指定为总疲劳得分（TF）。收到问卷的人中，67%进行了回复。女性（TF平均值 = 12.6）比男性（TF平均值 = 11.9）更易疲劳，11.4%的人报告有持续6个月或更长时间的严重疲劳。TF与年龄呈弱相关（男性：r = 0.17；女性：r = 0.09）。未发现疲劳与社会变量之间有明确关联。残疾人和报告有健康问题的人比在职或健康状况良好的人更易疲劳。疲劳在躯体疾病和精神疾病中极为普遍，但往往被忽视。这个具有全国代表性的样本提供了按年龄和性别划分的标准，将有助于在未来研究中对疲劳得分进行比较和解读。
