How much is fatigue affecting your life? Find out by taking our test to assess the severity, frequency and duration of your fatigue.
In-depth qualitative interviews with our study volunteers confirmed that fatigue is a big issue with a severe impact on many areas of life. They also confirmed a need for a tool to measure fatigue, to enable people with IBD to discuss fatigue with their health care professionals and test interventions and treatments.
Fatigue scales have been used in many other conditions to help patients and doctors measure levels of fatigue. Before this research study there had been no fatigue scale for people with IBD.
Our fatigue scale - which can be accessed and scored below - will enable people living with IBD to:
People with IBD may wish to take a completed fatigue scale to appointments with their health care team.
Healthcare professionals can use the fatigue scale to assess, measure and monitor patients' fatigue over time. Click to find more IBD resources for Healthcare Professionals.
Find more information on Fatigue in IBD including some of the causes, ways to manage it, talking to others about it, and the help and support available.
If you would like any help in using the scale or would like to send your feedback please email wladzia.czuber-dochan@kcl.ac.uk
If you would rather complete your self assessment on paper you may download and print off the pdf instead. Then check against the scoring instructions.
The downloadable paper self-assessment includes a third section with a space for you to write comments about your fatigue, which you may fill in if you find it helpful. Please note that these additional questions are only available on the paper form and not on the electronic form on our website.
This section of the questionnaire will identify fatigue, its severity, frequency and duration.
Sometimes people with IBD feel fatigued. The term 'fatigue' is used throughout this questionnaire. Fatigue has been defined as a sense of continuing tiredness, with periods of sudden and overwhelming lack of energy or a feeling of exhaustion that is not relieved following rest or sleep.
Please answer all the questions. The possible answers to the questions are: Score from 0 – 4, with 0: No fatigue. 4: Severe fatigue.
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The possible answers to this question are:
0: None of the time. 1: Some of the time. 2: Often. 3: Most of the time. 4: All of the time.
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You must answer all the required questions in section 1 to view your score
What does your score mean?
This section assesses the perceived impact of fatigue on your daily activities in the past two weeks.
The possible answers to this question are: 0: None of the time. 1: Some of the time. 2: Often. 3: Most of the time. 4: All of the time.
If a particular activity does not apply to you, for example you do not drive, please select N/A.
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You must answer all the required questions in section 2 to view your score
What does your score mean?
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