Fatigue and Functional Independence in People with Multiple Sclerosis

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https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.1.616.544

Keywords:

Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living., Mobility Limitation

Abstract

Objective: To establish the relationship between fatigue and the level of functional inde­pendence in activities of daily living in people with multiple sclerosis.

Material and Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out 107 people with multiple sclerosis participated, over 18 years old, with scores between 0 and 8 in the Kurt­zke Expanded Disability Status Scale. Fatigue was assessed with the Fatigue Severity Scale, the daily basic ctivities with the Barthel Index (BI) and instrumentals with the Lawton and Brody Scale. These variables ere correlated, and homogeneity tests were performed between the severity of fatigue and socio-demographic and clinical variables.

Results: A significant inversely proportional relationship was found between the degree of severity of fatigue and the dependence variables for the basic and instrumental activities of 69 daily life (p <0.001). No significant relationship was found between the severity of fatigue with age, sex and time of evolution of multiple sclerosis (p> 0.05). Significant differences were found in the fatigue level regarding the use of external aids, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, motor commitment, sensitivity disorders, sphincter control alterations, cognitive impairment and depression.

Conclusions: It was found that fatigue was the most predominant symptom (> 75%). Peo­ple reporting high levels of fatigue showed less independence for activities of daily living.

Author Biographies

Julio Ernesto Pérez-Parra, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales

Fisioterapeuta, Universidad del Valle. Magíster en Neurorrehabilitación, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales (UAM). Magíster en Dirección Universitaria, Universidad de los Andes. Doctorando en Ciencias Cognitivas, UAM. Profesor Asociado Departamento Movimiento Humano, UAM. Miembro Comunidad Académica Cuerpo Movimiento, UAM

Juliana Jaramillo-Buitrago, Centro de Rehabilitación Vestibular, Geriátrica y Neurológica EQUILIBRATE, Manizales (Colombia)

Magíster en Neurorehabilitación, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales (Colombia).

Published

2022-01-19

How to Cite

Pérez-Parra, J. E., & Jaramillo-Buitrago, J. (2022). Fatigue and Functional Independence in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Salud Uninorte, 37(1), 67–83. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.1.616.544

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