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. 2003;32(1):33-7.
doi: 10.1080/03009740310000373.

The assessment of fatigue in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Christine T T Lwin  1 , Mark Bishay, Rosmary G Platts, David A Booth, Simon J Bowman
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The assessment of fatigue in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Christine T T Lwin et al. Scand J Rheumatol. 2003.

Abstract

Objective: Disabling fatigue is a prominent feature of primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS). We evaluated a number of questionnaires for their ability to discriminate fatigue in PSS from that in other rheumatic disorders and healthy controls.

Methods: 33 female caucasian patients with PSS, 45 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 16 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 30 controls completed self-administered questionnaires including; Visual Analogue Scales (VAS), the Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS), the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and the Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 Questionnaire (SF-36).

Results: All patient groups scored significantly worse than controls on the 'Energy' dimension of the NHP, the fatigue VAS and the 'Vitality' domain of the SF-36. No significant differences were observed between PSS patients and controls using the CFS.

Conclusions: The NHP. VAS and SF-36 are useful in identifying fatigue in these rheumatic disorders. Further work is required to identify the characteristic features of fatigue in these conditions.

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