¬

Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Fatigue Scale 
Below is a list of statements that other people with your illness have said are important. Please circle or mark one number per line to indicate your response as it applies to the past 7 days. 

		Not at all	A little bit	Sometimes	Quite a bit	Very 
much	
1	I feel fatigued	0	1	2	3	4	
2	I feel weak all over	0	1	2	3	4	
3	I feel listless (“washed out”	0	1	2	3	4	
4	I feel tired	0	1	2	3	4	
5	I have trouble starting things because I am tired	0	1	2	3	4	
6	I have trouble finishing things because I am tired	0	1	2	3	4	
7	I have energy	0	1	2	3	4	
8	I am able to do my usual activities	0	1	2	3	4	
9	I need to sleep during the day	0	1	2	3	4	
10	I am too tired to eat	0	1	2	3	4	
11	I need help doing my usual activities	0	1	2	3	4	
12	I am frustrated by being too tired to do the things I want to do	0	1	2	3	4	
13	I have to limit my social activity because I am tired	0	1	2	3	4	

Scoring: Items are scored as follows: 4=Not At All; 3=A Little Bit; 2=Somewhat; 1=Quite A Bit; 0=Very Much, EXCEPT items #7 and #8 which are reversed scored. Score range 0-52. A score of less than 30 indicates severe fatigue. The higher the score, the better the quality of life. 

Source: Webster, K., Cella, D., & Yost, K. (2003). The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy (FACIT) measurement system: properties,  applications and interpretation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1(79), 1-7.