Fatigue in early rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Fatigue is a disabling symptom in people with RA. This study aims to describe the prevalence, risk factors and longitudinal course of fatigue in early RA.

Methods

Demographic, clinical, quality of life (QoL), comorbidities and laboratory data were from the Early RA Network (ERAN), a UK multicentre inception cohort of people with RA. Fatigue was measured using the vitality subscale of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey, where higher values represent better QoL. Baseline prevalences of fatigue classifications were age and sex standardized. Linear regression, hierarchical growth curve modelling and group-based trajectory modelling (GBTM) were utilized.

Results

At baseline (n = 1236, 67% female, mean age 57 years), the mean vitality was 41 (s.d. 11) and disea

SUBMITTER: Ifesemen OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature