Assessment of fatigue in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- VernacularTitle:强直性脊柱炎患者疲乏症状的评定
- Author:
Xiaoyun CHEN
;
Liyun ZHANG
;
Yani LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Spondylitis,ankylosing;
Fatigue;
Evaluation studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology
2008;12(5):338-341
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of fatigue in AS and its relationship with other clinical and functional parameters used for the evaluation of disease activity. Methods The fatigue was assessed in 73 patients with active AS using a single-item fatigue question of BASDAI. The correlation between fatigue and the clinical parameters of disease including the Bath AS disease activity index(BASDAI), Bath AS functional index (BASFI), Bath AS metrology index(BASMI), night pain, spinal inflammation, patient's global assessment(PGA) and enthesis index(EI) were determined. Results A total of 73 patients with ankylosing spondylitis were recruited. The prevalence of fatigue was 90.4% and the fatigue score of 68.5% patients was higher than 5. After controlled for the possible confounding factors such as age, gender, age and disease duration, it was found that fatigue was highly correlated with disease activity, pain and functional disability, BASMI,physical health and mental health. Conclusion Fatigue is an important symptom in AS. Fatigue can be measured with a single-item fatigue question of BASDAI.
