Fatigue in osteoarthritis: a qualitative study

Table 3 Health Status Measures*

Scale	Possible Scores	Mean ± Standard Deviation	Median	Range
WOMAC pain	0–20	8.7 ± 3.9	8.0	0–18
WOMAC physical function	0–68	27.8 ± 11.6	25.0	7–48
CES-D	0–60	15.4 ± 8.9	14.5	2–44
FACIT	0–52	30.9 ± 9.0	30.5	14–47

* FACIT is scored so that lower scores indicate greater fatigue. All other scales are scored so that a higher score indicates greater symptom severity. WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; FACIT = Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale

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