Prevalence of Fatigue and Unrecognized Depression in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Remission under Immunosuppressants and Biologicals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although highly prevalent among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, fatigue remains an unmet clinical need. The aim was to describe the prevalence of fatigue in an IBD population in remission and identify factors associated with fatigue.

Methods

IBD patients in clinical and biochemical remission under treatment with immunomodulators or biologicals were included. Fatigue, physical tiredness and depression were assessed using the fatigue Visual Analogue Scale (fVAS), the Shortened Fatigue Questionnaire (SFQ) and the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (QIDS-SR), respectively. Relevant clinical and biochemical parameters were included in regression analyses to identify factors associated with physical fatigue.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Truyens M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8471955 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature