To test the reliability and concurrent validity of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory–20, 45 spouses or first-degree female caregivers of male hemodialysis patients in northern and eastern Iowa were administered the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory–20 and the Rhoten Fatigue Scale. Four of the five subscales had a high Cronbach alpha (.76 to .82). There were low to moderate statistically significant Pearson correlations between scores on the Rhoten Fatigue Inventory and the MFI–20 subscales (.40 to .72). Limitations of generalizations are addressed.
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