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The Longitudinal Course of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register
Author(s) -
Katie L. Druce,
Gareth T. Jones,
Gary J. Macfarlane,
Suzanne Verstappen,
Neil Basu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1499-2752
pISSN - 0315-162X
DOI - 10.3899/jrheum.141498
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , longitudinal study , arthritis , cohort , physical therapy , population , psychological intervention , pathology , psychiatry , environmental health
Fatigue is common and burdensome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite RA fatigue progression varying significantly between individuals in practice, existing longitudinal analyses only examine symptom advancement on a population level. This study aimed to determine fatigue trajectories at an individual level and to characterize those patients with the poorest prognosis, with a view to enabling earlier interventions.

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