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ABSTRACT: Introduction
The objective was to evaluate the relationships between multimorbidity and overall fatigue as well as fatigue subdomains in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods
A cross-sectional study of a population-based cohort of patients with RA was performed. Fatigue was assessed using the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multidimensional Questionnaire (BRAF-MDQ). Patients' medical records were reviewed for 25 chronic comorbidities prior to the BRAF-MDQ. Linear and logistic regression models were used to estimate the differences in BRAF-MDQ total and subdomain (physical, living, cognitive, and emotional) scores associated with multimorbidity, adjusting for age, sex, disease duration, obesity, smoking, C-reactive protein, and RA autoantibodies. Higher BRAF-MDQ scores indicate greater fatigue severity.Results
The cohort included 192 patients, median age 62 years, and median RA duration 13 years. Multimorbidity was common with 93 (48%) having???2 comorbidities, and 27 (14%) having???4 comorbidities. The median BRAF-MDQ total score was 9 (interquartile range 3-18), with higher scores indicating greater fatigue. Patients with???4 comorbidities had higher total BRAF-MDQ scores (median 16.5, interquartile range: 6.8-24.8) than patients with?ConclusionsMultimorbidity is associated with increased fatigue in patients with RA. The findings suggest that interventions targeting multimorbidity could help alleviate treatment-refractory fatigue in patients with RA and other rheumatic diseases.
SUBMITTER: Davis JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695756 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davis John M JM Myasoedova Elena E Gunderson Tina M TM Crowson Cynthia S CS
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<h4>Introduction</h4>The objective was to evaluate the relationships between multimorbidity and overall fatigue as well as fatigue subdomains in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study of a population-based cohort of patients with RA was performed. Fatigue was assessed using the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multidimensional Questionnaire (BRAF-MDQ). Patients' medical records were reviewed for 25 chronic comorbidities prior to the BRAF-MDQ. Linear a ...[more]