Gibble TH, Shan M, Zhou X, Naegeli AN, Dubey S, Lewis JD. Association of fatigue with disease activity and clinical manifestations in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: an observational cross-sectional study in the United States.
Curr Med Res Opin 2024:1-8. [PMID:
39037798 DOI:
10.1080/03007995.2024.2380733]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Fatigue imposes a socioeconomic burden on patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We assessed the prevalence of fatigue among patients with CD or UC and identified disease activity measures associated with fatigue.
METHODS
Data from the Study of a Prospective Adult Research Cohort with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (SPARC IBD) were analyzed separately for CD and UC. Fatigue was defined based on a subjective and dichotomic questionnaire. Patients indicated if they experienced fatigue within the last week. The overall prevalence of fatigue was analyzed using descriptive and contingency tables. Demographics, clinical characteristics, disease activity (measures include Physician's Global Assessment for both CD and UC, short CD Activity Index for CD, and Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index for UC), symptoms, and patient-reported outcomes were compared between patients with and without fatigue. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to identify symptoms and disease activity measures associated with fatigue.
RESULTS
The study included 903 patients with CD and 443 patients with UC. Fatigue was reported in 47.7% of patients with CD and 40.9% of patients with UC. In patients with CD, abdominal pain, bowel incontinence, depressive symptoms, reduced general well-being, and night-time bowel movements were associated with fatigue. In patients with UC, depressive symptoms, reduced general well-being, moderate or severe disease activity by the physician's global assessment, and night-time bowel movements were significantly associated with fatigue.
CONCLUSIONS
Fatigue is a common symptom among patients with CD or UC and is associated with higher levels of disease activity and reduced general well-being.
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