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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice2021

What Fatigue Means to Persons Living with Parkinson's Disease? A Qualitative Study.

Derek D George, Nicholas K Baer, Jean M Berliner, Jacqueline Jones, Benzi M Kluger

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Article in Movement disorders clinical practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Derek D GeorgeDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA.
Nicholas K BaerDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA.
Jean M BerlinerRehabilitation Sciences Program School of Medicine, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA.
Jacqueline JonesCollege of Nursing University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA.
Benzi M KlugerDepartments of Neurology and Medicine School of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester New York USA.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFatigue is one of the most prevalent non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Research is hampered by imprecise terminology and the lack of case definition criteria.

objectivesTo elicit the experiences of persons living with PD-related fatigue and provide ecological validation for case definition criteria.

methodsQualitative interviews were conducted with 22 individuals and 4 focus groups, and analyzed using an inductive qualitative method.

resultsSix core themes emerged: (i) difficulty initiating and completing important tasks; (ii) desire for others to understand their fatigue experience; (iii) heterogeneity of experiences and descriptions of fatigue; (iv) complex relationships with other non-motor symptoms; (v) variable self-management strategies; and (vi) general alignment with proposed case definition criteria.

conclusionsPD-related fatigue impacts function, is subjectively distinguishable from other non-motor symptoms, has heterogeneous descriptions, and may be mitigated by various self-management strategies. Proposed case definition criteria appear ecologically valid and warrant further optimization and testing.

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fatiguemixed methodsParkinson's diseasequalitative

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PMID34405099
PMCPMC8354068
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