TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-Reported Fatigue and Energy Cost During Walking Are Not Related in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
AU - Kempen, J.C.E.
AU - de Groot, V.
AU - Knol, D.L.
AU - Lankhorst, G.J.
AU - Beckerman, H.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Objectives: To determine whether there is a relationship between self-reported fatigue and the energy cost of walking (ECw), and how self-reported fatigue and ECw relate to physical functioning in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: Cross-sectional cohort study, using structural equation modeling. Setting: Home environment and at a university medical center. Participants: Patients (N=75) were obtained from a longitudinal study on outcome measurement and functional prognosis in early MS. Patients were included if they were able to walk for 6 minutes without being assisted by a person. The age range was between 28.0 and 69.7 years and the median Expanded Disability Status Scale was 2.5 (range, 1.0-6.5). Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Self-reported fatigue was measured with the Fatigue Severity Scale, the vitality subscale of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and a visual analog scale. Physical functioning was determined with the physical functioning subscale of the SF-36, fast walking speed, and comfortable walking speed. The ECw (J·kg
AB - Objectives: To determine whether there is a relationship between self-reported fatigue and the energy cost of walking (ECw), and how self-reported fatigue and ECw relate to physical functioning in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: Cross-sectional cohort study, using structural equation modeling. Setting: Home environment and at a university medical center. Participants: Patients (N=75) were obtained from a longitudinal study on outcome measurement and functional prognosis in early MS. Patients were included if they were able to walk for 6 minutes without being assisted by a person. The age range was between 28.0 and 69.7 years and the median Expanded Disability Status Scale was 2.5 (range, 1.0-6.5). Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Self-reported fatigue was measured with the Fatigue Severity Scale, the vitality subscale of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and a visual analog scale. Physical functioning was determined with the physical functioning subscale of the SF-36, fast walking speed, and comfortable walking speed. The ECw (J·kg
U2 - 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.12.013
DO - 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.12.013
M3 - Article
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 93
SP - 889
EP - 895
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
IS - 5
ER -
