Fatigue in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a scoping review on definitions, measurement instruments, determinants, consequences and interventions
Authors' conclusion
Syntheses of reviews point to the complexity of fatigue.
Study context
- Population
- Published reviews on fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis, OA and FM
- Participants
- 134 participants19 Cochrane reviews (CRs)44 systematic reviews (SRs)71 narrative reviews (NRs)
- Outcome
- Fatigue in RA, SpA, OA and FM: definitions, measurement instruments, determinants, consequences and intervention effects (review findings)
Methodological detailssystematic literature search of five bibliographical databases, hierarchical data extraction by review type and year, narrative synthesis, patient panel, Results discussed with a patient panel
- Systematic literature search of five bibliographical databases
- Hierarchical data extraction by review type and year
- Narrative synthesis
- Patient panel
- Results discussed with a patient panel
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Measurement instruments found, all self-reported
25
Instruments proposing a threshold for excessive fatigue
5
Original publication
Fatigue in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a scoping review on definitions, measurement instruments, determinants, consequences and interventions. RMD Open. Published 4 August 2023. doi:10.
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