Fatigue Assessment in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis: First Use of the Popular Diagnostic Tools.

ABSTRACT: Background: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic condition with fatigue as an essential but not precisely assessed symptom. While some well-specified scales for fatigue assessment in some pathologies exist, data on their usefulness in HH need to be collected. This research aimed to evaluate fatigue in HH using the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ). Methodology: Seventy-nine HH patients underwent a questionnaire containing items about detailed medical history and the FAS, FSS, and CFQ scales. Twenty-five sex- and age-matched healthy persons constituted the control group (controls); additionally, thirty blood donors (donors) were compared. Results: The fatigue indices were significantly worse in the HH p

SUBMITTER: Swiatczak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432497 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature