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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Health Sci. 2021 Jul 28;23(3):628–638. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12862

Table 1.

Measures used in survey

Measure Objective Responses No. Items Range/category Cronbach’s α
Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory – Short Form (MFSI-SF)
 General
 Physical
 Vigor
 Emotional
 Mental
 Total
Patient-reported outcome of acute fatigue Likert Scale;
0 (not at all) – 4 (extremely)
30 24 – 96 0.84–0.93
(Donovan et al., 2015)
Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER)
 Acute Fatigue
 Chronic Fatigue
 Intershift Recovery
Evaluation of work-related fatigue Likert Scale;
0 (strongly disagree) – 6 (strongly agree)
15 0–90 0.75–0.93
(Winwood, Winefield, Dawson, & Lushington, 2005)
Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE)
 Maladaptive Coping
 Adaptive Coping
Evaluation of various coping strategies to demands and stress Likert Scale;
1 (I usually don’t do this at all) – 4 (I do this a lot)
27 7–28 0.50–0.90
(Carver, 1997)
PROMIS®
 Global Physical Health
Patient-reported overall general evaluations of physical health Likert Scale;
1 (Excellent; Completely) – 5 (Poor; Not at All)
2 2–10 0.81
(Cella et al., 2010)
PROMIS®
 Sleep Disturbance
Patient-reported evaluation of sleep quality Likert Scale;
1 (not at all) – 5 (very much)
4 4–20 0.84
(Cella et al., 2010)
Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ)
 Decision Latitude
 Psychological Demands
 Physical Demand
 Coworker Support
 Supervisor Support
Evaluation of job strain and workplace social support and Likert Scale;
1 (totally disagree) – 4 (totally agree)
49 49–196 0.58–0.86
(Karasek et a., 1998)

Total calculated by sum of all subscales subtracted by Vigor

For the Brief Cope (Furman et al., 2018), Adaptive Coping includes the subscales: Acceptance, Active Coping, Emotional Support, Instrumental Support, Planning, Positive Reframing, and Religion. Maladaptive Coping includes the subscales: Behavioral Disengagement, Denial, Humor, Self-Distraction, Venting, Self-Blame, and Substance Use.