Free-Living Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Simone Birnbaum,
Damien Bachasson,
Tarek Sharshar,
Raphaël Porcher,
JeanYves Hogrel,
Pierre Portero
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neuromuscular diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.366
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2214-3602
pISSN - 2214-3599
DOI - 10.3233/jnd-210637
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , spearman's rank correlation coefficient , rank correlation , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , mann–whitney u test , physical activity , body mass index , muscle weakness , trunk , machine learning , computer science , biology , ecology , statistics , mathematics , nursing
Muscle weakness and fatigability, the prominent symptoms of autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG), negatively impact daily function and quality of life (QoL). It is currently unclear as to what extent symptoms limit activity and whether physical activity (PA) behaviours are associated with reduced QoL.
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