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Physical Activity For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Benchmark Study, Lauren Nicholson
Physical Activity For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Benchmark Study, Lauren Nicholson
MSN Capstone Projects
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory condition that affects the joints; without proper treatment and management, RA leads to the destruction of joint function. The standard of care for RA includes medications such as biologic therapy and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. An often-overlooked area of disease management is the implementation of exercise programs for patients with RA. Exercise is known to decrease systemic inflammation, symptoms of depression, and combat fatigue – all common symptoms reported by patients with RA.
Standard of care for patients with RA does not currently include lifestyle management factors such as diet, exercise, and cessation of …
Correlation Between Playertek Performance Data And Fatigue As Measured By The Restq-76 Sport Over The Course Of A Collegiate Soccer Season, Miranda Haas, Hailey Bauer, Victoria Nye, Danielle Kilboy, Shelley Payne
Correlation Between Playertek Performance Data And Fatigue As Measured By The Restq-76 Sport Over The Course Of A Collegiate Soccer Season, Miranda Haas, Hailey Bauer, Victoria Nye, Danielle Kilboy, Shelley Payne
Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association
Please enjoy Volume 6, Issue 1 of the JSMAHS. In this issue, you will find Professional, Graduate, and Undergraduate research abstracts, and case reports.
Thank you for viewing this 6th Annual OATA Special Edition.
Fatigue In Primary Care: Doctor, Why Am I So Tired?, Nina Mingioni, Md
Fatigue In Primary Care: Doctor, Why Am I So Tired?, Nina Mingioni, Md
Clinical Education Teaching Tools
Learning Objectives:
- Identify top causes of fatigue in women
- Develop an evidence-based approach to assessing a patient with fatigue
- Reflect on the evidence for available screening tools for fatigue
Fatigue In Young People With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Basmah El-Aloul, Kathy N Speechley, Yi Wei, Piotr Wilk, Craig Campbell
Fatigue In Young People With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Basmah El-Aloul, Kathy N Speechley, Yi Wei, Piotr Wilk, Craig Campbell
Paediatrics Publications
AIM: To describe fatigue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) from patients' and parents' perspectives and to explore risk factors for fatigue in children and adolescents with DMD.
METHOD: A multicentre, cross-sectional study design was used. Seventy-one patients (all males; median age 12y, age range 5-17y) identified via the Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry, and their parents completed questionnaires. Subjective fatigue was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale by child self-report and parent proxy-report.
RESULTS: Patients with DMD across ages and disease stages experienced greater fatigue compared to typically developing controls from published data. Sleep disturbance symptoms …