Measuring Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis' Patients with the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multidimensional Questionnaire (BRAF-MDQ) and the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Numerical Rating Scale (BRAF-NRS): A Cross-Sectional Study

Fatigue is a common problem in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and many factors are responsible for its etiology. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the current status fatigue evaluate related by using Bristol Multidimensional Questionnaire (BRAF-MDQ) Numerical Rating Scale (BRAF-NRS) developed specifically RA patients with RA. 64 were included study. Disease Activity Score (DAS28-CRP) 28 joints used assess disease activity, Health Assessment (HAQ) functional status. In addition, BRAF-MDQ BRAF-NRS scales fatigue, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Anxiety (BAI) screen psychiatric symptoms. All correlations between BRAF-MDQ, DAS28-CRP, BAI, BDI statistically significant (p<0.05, each other). found be unrelated age, seropositivity, drugs used. Considering effect HAQ, anxiety depressive symptoms on total, it associated only BAI (p<0.001, 95% CI 0.593-1.768). study, we showed contribution as well activity. We consider that effective interventions focusing these can improve reduce burden chronic disease.