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Original ResearchFatigue Is Associated With Quality of Life in Sarcoidosis Patients
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Patients
The sample consisted of consecutive patients from Jordanovic Hospital in Zagreb, Croatia, who were asked by their pulmonary physician to complete a questionnaire. One hundred fifty patients participated in this study. Complete spirometry and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco) data were available from 145 patients. Therefore, these 145 patients were selected for all analyses. Fifty-two men (36%) and 93 women (64%) had a mean age of 44.3 years (SD, 9.1; range, 21 to 75
Results
The demographic, medical, and psychological characteristics are summarized in Table 1. The population consisted of a vast majority of women, and the mean age was 44.33 ± 9.91 years. Women had more fatigue than men (t[1,133] = − 3.18, p < 0.01; Table 2). Mean time since diagnosis was 4.04 ± 7.80 years, and nearly half of the sample used corticosteroids. The patients using corticosteroids were more tired than the patients who did not (t[1,133] = − 3.50, p < 0.01). Of the patients who did not use
Discussion
Although fatigue is one of the major symptoms in sarcoidosis and is known to affect different aspects of QOL, the association between these two important concepts has never been the main object of study in sarcoidosis patients. Using psychometrically sound questionnaires, the current cross-sectional study was the first to scrutinize this relationship thoroughly. Fatigue appeared to be strongly related to all aspects of QOL, independently of other frequently reported symptoms, clinical
FAS
The following 10 statements refer to how you usually feel. For each statement, you can choose one of five answer categories varying from never to always (1 = never; 2 = sometimes; 3 = regularly; 4 = often, and 5 = always):
1. I am bothered by fatigue.
2. I get tired very quickly.
3. I don’t do much during the day.
4. I have enough energy for everyday life.
5. Physically, I feel exhausted.
6. I have problems getting started.
7. I have problems thinking clearly.
8. I feel no desire to do anything.
9.
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