Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Physical exercise is associated with less fatigue, less pain and better sleep in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors' conclusion
This study finds a clear association of fatigue with physical activity, but also with pain and sleep disturbance, and reiterates the impact of fatigue on the SLE patients' quality of life.
Study context
- Population
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) outpatients
- Participants
- 93 outpatients
- Exposure
- Severe fatigue vs Moderate fatigue vs Less fatigue
- Outcome
- Level of physical activity in daily life and its association with fatigue
Methodological detailssurvey, clinical assessment combined with questionnaires
- Survey
- Clinical assessment combined with questionnaires
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Patients regularly doing sports had significantly lower fatigue values than those not doing sports
- Dog owners were less fatigued than other patients
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Correlation of fatigue VAS and FACIT fatigue scores
- R
- −0.61
- p
- P < 0.0001
Fatigue and health-related quality of life (hrQoL)
- Severe fatigue associated with greatly diminished hrQoL
Fatigue by employment
- Not significantly different between employed and unemployed patients
Fatigue, pain and sleep
- Severe fatigue associated with more pain, shorter sleep duration and worse sleep quality
Original publication
Physical exercise is associated with less fatigue, less pain and better sleep in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 28 April 2023. doi:10.
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