Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease

  • Eva Havlikova*
  • , Jaroslav Rosenberger
  • , Iveta Nagyova
  • , Berrie Middel
  • , Tatiana Dubayova
  • , Zuzana Gdovinova
  • , Johan W. Groothoff
  • , Jitse P. van Dijk
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fatigue is an important contributor to poor quality of life. The aim of our research was to identify factors associated with fatigue among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The sample consisted of 150 patients. The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Charlson co-morbidity index were used for analysis. Demographic data were obtained in a structured interview. T-test, chi(2)-test and general linear regression were used. Fatigue was reported in 81% of the patients, with the worst scores in physical fatigue. Mood disorders and worse UPDRS scores were associated with fatigue. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-192
Number of pages6
JournalParkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • fatigue
  • Parkinson's disease
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • co-morbidity
  • MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS
  • PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
  • COMORBIDITY
  • DEPRESSION
  • VALIDATION
  • SYMPTOM
  • SCALE
  • SLEEP

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