SynthesisRheumatology (Oxford, England)2019
A biopsychosocial network model of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.
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- Chronic pain and fatigue in multiple osteochondroma and Ollier disease, a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
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- Short-Interval Discordance Between Fatigue and Joint Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of rheumatic diseases · 2026Article
- Longitudinal fatigue outcomes and prediction in inflammatory arthritis: a real-world digital cohort study.Rheumatology international · 2026Article
- Toward the Optimal Way to Assess Symptomatic Fatigue in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Mixed Methods Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Fatigue beyond inflammation in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a narrative review and treatable-traits framework.Rheumatology international · 2026Review
- Beyond Inflammation: Associations of Depression and Anxiety With Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Cureus · 2026Article
- Fatigue in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Explained by transdiagnostic and disease-focused factors.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Article
- The severity of fatigue and its interplay with biological and psychological factors in people with hand osteoarthritis - Results from the Nor-Hand study.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Cognitive-Affective Predictors of Exertion-Related Fatigue in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: An Experimental Substudy of the SOMA.LIV Project.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Dynamics of Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety-Depression, Sleep, and Functional Limitation in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Lagged Panel Network Analysis.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
- Patients' experiences of living with Long Covid and their beliefs about the role of psychology in their condition.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Correlates of Fatigue in Young Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: Exploring the Roles of Resilience, Mindfulness, and Illness Perception.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Experience sampling methodology in pediatrics: a qualitative analysis of user perspectives on the PROfeel blended mHealth intervention for fatigue.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- A Case-Based Review of Arthritis Robustus.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Fatigue and activity management education for individuals with systemic sclerosis: Adaptation and feasibility study of an intervention for a rare disease.Musculoskeletal care · 2022Article
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Abstract
Fatigue in RA is prevalent, intrusive and disabling. We propose a network model of fatigue encompassing multiple and mutually interacting biological, psychological and social factors. Guided by this model, we reviewed the literature to offer a comprehensive overview of factors that have been associated with fatigue in RA. Six categories of variables were found: physical functioning, psychological functioning, medical status, comorbidities and symptoms, biographical variables and miscellaneous variables. We then systematically reviewed associations between fatigue and factors commonly addressed by rheumatology health professionals. Correlations of fatigue with physical disability, poor mental well-being, pain, sleep disturbance and depression and anxiety were ∼0.50. Mostly these correlations remained significant in multivariate analyses, suggesting partly independent influences on fatigue and differences between individuals. These findings indicate the importance of research into individual-specific networks of biopsychosocial factors that maintain fatigue and tailored interventions that target the influencing factors most relevant to that person.
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