Ablin, Jacob N, Odes, Lisa, Neumann, Lily et al. · Rheumatology international · 2010 · DOI
This study tested whether a Hebrew-language questionnaire called the FibroFatigue Scale (FFS) accurately measures symptoms in fibromyalgia patients. Researchers gave 100 patients with fibromyalgia this questionnaire along with other standard symptom-measuring tools, and found that the FFS reliably detected and measured how severe their symptoms were.
Having validated assessment tools in multiple languages is critical for consistent symptom measurement across populations and for enabling international research collaboration. This Hebrew version expands access to reliable symptom measurement for Hebrew-speaking patients with fibromyalgia and related conditions like ME/CFS.
This study validates the FFS only in fibromyalgia; it does not establish whether the scale is equally valid for ME/CFS patients or whether it captures distinct ME/CFS-specific symptoms like post-exertional malaise. The study also does not establish whether the FFS can identify underlying biological mechanisms—only that it reliably measures symptom severity.
About the PEM badge: “PEM required” means post-exertional malaise was an explicit required diagnostic criterion for participant inclusion in this study — not that PEM was studied, observed, or discussed. Studies using criteria that do not require PEM (e.g. Fukuda, Oxford) are tagged “PEM not required”. How the atlas works →
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Primary citation
Ablin, Jacob N, Odes, Lisa, Neumann, Lily, & Buskila, Dan (2010). The Hebrew version of the FibroFatigue scale: validation of a questionnaire for assessment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.. Rheumatology international. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1122-1
BibTeX
@article{mecfsatlas-ablin-2010-hebrew-version,
author = {Ablin, Jacob N and Odes, Lisa and Neumann, Lily and Buskila, Dan},
title = {The Hebrew version of the FibroFatigue scale: validation of a questionnaire for assessment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.},
journal = {Rheumatology international},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1007/s00296-009-1122-1},
note = {PubMed: 19779725},
url = {https://www.mecfsatlas.com/evidence/ablin-2010-hebrew-version},
}Atlas snapshot reference
ME/CFS Atlas. Generator v1 / Scanner v1.4 / policy v0.1. Accessed 2026-05-30. https://www.mecfsatlas.com/evidence/ablin-2010-hebrew-version
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