Factors associated with fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Ian N. Bruce; Vincent C. Mak; David C. Hallett; Dafna D. Gladman; Murray B. Urowitz

Factors associated with fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Ian N. Bruce, Vincent C. Mak, David C. Hallett, Dafna D. Gladman, Murray B. Urowitz

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Abstract

Objective - To examine the relation between fatigue, disease activity, damage, and quality of life measures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods - Consecutive patients attending the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic were studied. Disease activity was assessed using the SLEDAI and SLAM-R and damage using the SLICC/ACR Damage index. Fatigue was measured by the Fatigue Severity Score (FSS) and health status by the SF-36 questionnaire. In all cases a tender point count was also performed. Results - 81 patients were studied. Their mean (SD) age and disease duration were 43 (12.5) years and 12.7 (8.0) years respectively. The FSS did not correlate with the SLEDAI nor with the SLAM-R. There was no correlation with the SLICC damage index. Fatigue severity correlated with the tender point count (SCC r=0.46, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	379-381
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Volume	58
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 1999

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Factors associated with fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

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