TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation between Fatigue and Ability to Perform Activities of Daily Living in Myasthenia Gravis Patients
AU - Permanasari, Adesti
AU - Tinduh, Damayanti
AU - Wardhani, Indrayuni Lukitra
AU - Subadi, Imam
AU - Sugianto, Paulus
AU - Prawitri, Yudith Dian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Adesti Permanasari.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction that has autoantibodies that can be found in most cases. Fatigue and skeletal muscle weakness are the pathognomonic symptoms of MG and can be severely disabling, interfering with a patient’s ability to pursue activities of daily living, limiting their work, family, and social lives. AIM: This study aimed to analyze the correlation between fatigue and the ability to perform activity of daily living (ADL) among patients with MG. METHOD: Fatigue severity scale (FSS) was used to measure the fatigue and MG-ADL scale was used to evaluate the patient’s ability to perform ADL. Rank-Spearman test was used to assess the correlation between fatigue and patient’s ability to perform daily activities. RESULTS: Thirty-one patients (nine males and 22 females) with MG were included and classified into three subgroups of fatigue: Non-fatigue (FSS <4), borderline (4 < FSS < 5), and fatigue (FSS >5). There was a significant correlation between fatigue and the patient’s ability to perform ADL (p = 0.005; p = 0.488) with CI 95%. CONCLUSION: Fatigue in patients with MG correlates with the ability to perform ADL.
AB - BACKGROUND: Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction that has autoantibodies that can be found in most cases. Fatigue and skeletal muscle weakness are the pathognomonic symptoms of MG and can be severely disabling, interfering with a patient’s ability to pursue activities of daily living, limiting their work, family, and social lives. AIM: This study aimed to analyze the correlation between fatigue and the ability to perform activity of daily living (ADL) among patients with MG. METHOD: Fatigue severity scale (FSS) was used to measure the fatigue and MG-ADL scale was used to evaluate the patient’s ability to perform ADL. Rank-Spearman test was used to assess the correlation between fatigue and patient’s ability to perform daily activities. RESULTS: Thirty-one patients (nine males and 22 females) with MG were included and classified into three subgroups of fatigue: Non-fatigue (FSS <4), borderline (4 < FSS < 5), and fatigue (FSS >5). There was a significant correlation between fatigue and the patient’s ability to perform ADL (p = 0.005; p = 0.488) with CI 95%. CONCLUSION: Fatigue in patients with MG correlates with the ability to perform ADL.
KW - Activity of daily living
KW - Fatigue
KW - Fatigue severity scale
KW - Myasthenia gravis
KW - Myasthenia gravis-activities of daily living
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U2 - 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8231
DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8231
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124914418
SN - 1857-5749
VL - 10
SP - 205
EP - 209
JO - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
ER -