Evaluation of Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Determination of Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study Romatoid Artritli Hastalarda Yorgunluğun Değerlendirilmesi ve İlişkili Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma
Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.176-183, 2024 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.5336/medsci.2024-102926
- Dergi Adı: Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.176-183
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Fatigue, pain, rheumatoid arthritis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience fatigue. However, most of these individuals are not assessed for fatigue. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between functional status, pain, disease activity, and fatigue in people with RA. Material and Methods: 141 individuals with RA partici-pated in this study. Patients' pain intensity was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS). The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) was used to determine functional status. The scale for assessing the disease activity of the participants was the Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS-28). To assess fatigue, the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) was used. Results: Duration scores (amount of time felt tired, number of days felt tired), interference score and severity scores (current, mean, minimum, maximum) of FSI had statistically significant relationships with the number of tender and swollen joints, HAQ, DAS-28, VAS motion and rest scores (p<0.05). FSI scores were not associated with duration or age. The HAQ score was a statistically significant predictor of high clinical fatigue in logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: Fatigue was found to affect patients with RA independently of disease duration. Fatigue was associated with functional status, pain, and disease activity. The findings suggest that functional status independently associated with clinical fatigue. Fatigue should be considered as a considerable symptom in the clinical assessment of patients and associated factors should be addressed.