Table 3

Fatigue ratings.


Baseline
On treatment
Mean Change
p

MFIS Total score (n = 220)
34.6 ± 18.7
27.0 ± 18.6
-7.6 ± 16.4
p ≤ 0.001
     Physical dimension score
17.6 ± 9.1
13.5 ± 9.0
-4.1 ± 8.1
p ≤ 0.001
     Cognitive dimension score
13.9 ± 9.2
11.2 ± 8.6
2.7 ± 8.0
p ≤ 0.001
     Psycho-social dimension score
3.1 ± 2.1
2.4 ± 2.0
-0.7 ± 2.0
p ≤ 0.001

VAS score (n = 198)
4.47 ± 2.53
3.43 ± 2.55
-1.04 ± 2.88
p ≤ 0.001

Fatigue over three months was measured with the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) and with a visual analogue scale (VAS). Data are presented as mean ± SD for those patients providing exploitable data both at inclusion and at study end. Probabilities were calculated with the Wilcoxon rank test.

Ziemssen et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:67   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-67