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Fatigue and health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: Results from a population-based study in the Netherlands: The IBD-South Limburg cohort

Romberg-Camps, M. J.L., Bol, Y., Dagnelie, P. C., Hesselink-van de Kruijs, M. A.M., Kester, A. D.M., Engels, L. G.J.B., van Deursen, C., Hameeteman, W. H.A. +4 more·2010·Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The importance of fatigue in chronic disease has been increasingly recognized; however, little is known about fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of fatigue and the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients included in a population-based IBD cohort in the Netherlands. METHODS: IBD patients, diagnosed between January 1st, 1991, and January 1st, 2003, were followed up for a median of 7.1 years. They completed a questionnaire, which included a disease activity score, the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), and the Short Form health survey (SF-36). Hemoglobin levels were recorded. RESULTS: Data were available in 304 Crohn's disease (CD), 368 ulcerative colitis (UC), and 35 indeterminate colitis (IC) patients. During quiescent disease, the prevalence of fatigue was nearly 40%. MFI-20 and HRQoL scores were significantly worse in IBD patients having active disease. In a multivariate analysis, disease activity was positively related with the level of fatigue in both CD and UC. In UC, anemia influenced the general fatigue score independently of disease activity. Disease activity as well as fatigue were independently associated with an impaired IBDQ. CONCLUSIONS: In IBD, even in remission, fatigue is an important feature. Both in CD and in UC, fatigue determined HRQoL independently of disease activity or anemia. This implies that in IBD patients physicians need to be aware of fatigue in order to better understand its impact and to improve the HRQoL.

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Romberg-Camps, M. J. L., Bol, Y., Dagnelie, P. C., Hesselink-van de Kruijs, M. A. M., Kester, A. D. M., Engels, L. G. J. B., van Deursen, C., Hameeteman, W. H. A., Pierik, M., Wolters, F., Russel, M. G. V. M., & Stockbrügger, R. W.
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  • Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
  • Maastricht University (NL)
  • Zuyderland Medisch Centrum (NL)
  • VieCuri Medisch Centrum (NL)
Venue
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Published
2010-12
Volume
16
Issue
12
Pages
2137-2147
ISSN
1078-0998 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2146584127
Cited by
240
References
89
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FWCI
5.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
Keywords
fatigue, inflammatory bowel disease
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Fatigue, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Young Adult

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