Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Development of the Fatigue Coping Strategies Questionnaire: a Scleroderma Patient-Centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort Cross-Sectional Study
Authors' conclusion
The FCSQ is a valid and reliable measure of fatigue-related coping in SSc.
Study context
- Population
- SPIN Cohort participants with systemic sclerosis (SSc)19 Nominal Group Technique (NGT) participants
- Participants
- 645 participants
- Outcome
- Fatigue Coping Strategies Questionnaire (FCSQ) structure and measurement properties
Methodological detailsquestionnaire development and validation, Nominal Group Technique sessions, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, differential item functioning by language and disease subtype
- Questionnaire development and validation
- Nominal Group Technique sessions
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
- Differential item functioning by language and disease subtype
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Internal consistency across domains (Cronbach's α)
α=0.66 to 0.83
Items with significant differential item functioning (DIF) by language, none meaningfully influencing scores (r between DIF-adjusted and unadjusted models)
5; r>0.99
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Item development
- Items reviewed in 5 NGT sessions (2 English, 3 French)
- 73
- Items retained and administered
- 36
Original publication
Development of the Fatigue Coping Strategies Questionnaire: a Scleroderma Patient-Centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort Cross-Sectional Study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 19 August 2026. doi:10.
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