Fatigue Impact Scale

I feel less alert.

I feel that I am more isolated from social contact.

I have to reduce my workload or responsibilities.

I am more moody.

I have difficulty paying attention for a long period.

I feel like I cannot think clearly.

I work less effectively (this applies to work both inside or outside of the home).

I have to rely more on others to help me or do things for me.

I have difficulty planning activities ahead of time.

I am more clumsy and uncoordinated.

I find that I am more forgetful.

I am more irritable and more easily angered.

I have to be careful about pacing my physical activities.

I am less motivated to do anything that requires physical effort.

I am less motivated to engage in social activities.

My ability to travel outside my home is limited.

I have trouble maintaining physical effort for long periods.

I find it difficult to make decisions.

I have few social contacts outside of my own home.

Normal day-to-day events are stressful to me.

I am less motivated to do anything that requires thinking.

I avoid situations that are stressful to me.

My muscles feel much weaker than they should.

My physical discomfort is increased.

I have difficulty dealing with anything new.

I am less able to finish tasks that require thinking.

I feel unable to meet the demands that people place on me.

I am less able to provide financial support for myself and my family.

I engage in less sexual activity.

I find it difficult to organize my thoughts when I am doing things at home or at work.

I am less able to complete tasks that require physical effort.

I worry that about how I look to other people.

I am less able to deal with emotional issues.

I feel slowed down in my thinking.

I find it hard to concentrate.

I have difficulty participating fully in family activities.

I have to limit my physical activities.

I require more frequent or longer periods of rest.

I am not able to procide as much emotional support to my family as I should.

Minor difficulties seem like major difficulties.