Table 5.
Select Item and Subscale Scores from the Piper Fatigue Scale a
| Scale | Usual Care n=69 Mean (SD) | Intervention n=98 Mean (SD) | Group by Time Interaction P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 1 month | 3 months | Baseline | 1 month | 3 months | ||
| Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) Items (0-10) | |||||||
| Fatigue interfered with work | 6.2 (3.2) | 5.9 (3.4) | 5.0 (3.1) | 5.8 (3.2) | 5.0 (2.8) | 4.0 (3.0) | |
| Fatigue interfered with enjoyable activities | 7.0 (2.8) | 6.3 (3.2) | 6.0 (3.2) | 6.7 (2.8) | 5.8 (2.9) | 5.0 (3.0) | |
| Intensity of fatigue | 6.3 (2.6) | 5.8 (3.1) | 5.1 (2.6) | 5.4 (2.3) | 4.9 (2.2) | 4.2 (2.3) | |
| Fatigue was unpleasant | 6.4 (2.5) | 6.2 (2.8) | 5.5 (2.7) | 6.2 (2.7) | 5.9 (2.5) | 5.1 (2.4) | |
| Fatigue was disagreeable | 6.4 (2.6) | 6.2 (2.8) | 5.6 (2.7) | 6.0 (2.9) | 5.6 (2.6) | 5.1 (2.4) | |
| Fatigue had negative effect | 6.1 (2.6) | 6.0 (2.7) | 5.2 (2.6) | 6.4 (2.8) | 5.9 (2.5) | 5.2 (2.5) | |
| Fatigue made me feel weak | 6.3 (2.6) | 6.2 (2.6) | 5.5 (2.8) | 6.8 (2.5) | 5.7 (2.8) | 4.2 (3.0) | |
| Fatigue made me feel listless | 6.1 (2.6) | 6.2 (2.4) | 5.7 (2.7) | 5.9 (2.3) | 5.1 (2.3) | 4.3 (2.5) | |
| Fatigue made me feel tired | 6.9 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.5) | 5.8 (2.9) | 7.0 (2.5) | 6.3 (2.7) | 5.1 (2.8) | |
| Fatigue made me feel unenergetic | 7.2 (2.3) | 7.0 (2.5) | 5.8 (2.8) | 7.0 (2.3) | 6.0 (2.4) | 5.1 (2.6) | |
| Fatigue was emotionally distressing | 6.6 (2.6) | 6.5 (2.9) | 5.3 (2.7) | 6.2 (2.5) | 5.6 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.7) | |
| PFS Subscale Scores | |||||||
| Sensory | 6.4 (2.2) | 6.2 (2.3) | 5.5 (2.8) | 6.4 (2.1) | 5.4 (2.3) | 4.4 (2.5) | .025 |
| Affective Meaning | 6.0 (2.4) | 5.7 (2.5) | 5.4 (2.6) | 5.8 (2.4) | 5.2 (2.2) | 4.7 (2.2) | .696 |
| Cognitive/Mood | 4.9 (2.0) | 4.9 (2.2) | 4.6 (2.1) | 5.1 (2.2) | 4.5 (2.0) | 3.9 (2.1) | .070 |
| Behavioral Severity | 6.0 (2.6) | 5.7 (3.0) | 5.5 (3.1) | 5.8 (2.5) | 5.1 (2.5) | 4.2 (2.5) | .080 |
| Total Score | 5.8 (2.0) | 5.6 (2.3) | 5.3 (2.4) | 5.7 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 4.3 (2.1) | .053 |
a
Patients with fatigue only (intensity ≥4.0) or fatigue and pain (intensity ≥4.0) were included in this analysis.