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KMID : 0604720070140010061
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Journal of Rheumatology Health
2007 Volume.14 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.69
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Factors Related to Fatigue in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Suh Gil-Hee
Kwon Young-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the degree of fatigue and its related factors in women with rheumatoid arthritis.
Method: The subjects were 143 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Data were collected by questionnaires including Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Fatigue(Tack, 1991), Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire(Bae et al., 1991), numeric scale of pain(Lee & Song, 1987), Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, and Korean Sleep Scale(Oh, et al., 1998). The data were analyzed by SPSS WIN 12.0 program using descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression.
Result: The result were as follows. 1. The scores of fatigue of subjects averaged 4.95±1.83, degree of fatigue was 5.85±1.98, and influence of fatigue was 4.04±2.09. 2. The mean score of the degree of physical dysfunction, pain, sleep disorder, and depression were 1.42±0.38, 8.15±3.58, 1.86±0.67, and 1.85±0.46 points respectively. 3. The subject’s total fatigue score, physical dysfunction, pain, sleep disorder, and depression was correlated positively(r=.44, r=.28, r=.29, r=.27, p＜ .01). 4. The main influencing factors on the fatigue were physical dysfunction and sleep disorder. These two main variables made it possible to explain 23.0% of the variance in fatigue.
Conclusion: Therefore, nursing interventions for fatigue experienced women with rheumatoid arthritis would be focused to decrease physical dysfunction and sleep disorder.
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KEYWORD
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Fatigue, Rheumatoid arthritis
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