Effect of fatigue on quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the chain mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Exploring the effect of resilience and self-efficacy in mediating the chain between fatigue and quality of life(QOL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: From June 2022 to November 2022, 423 RA patients were chosen by a convenience sample method from two tertiary care facilities in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. General Information Questionnaire, Bristol Multidimensional Scale of Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, SF-12 Health Survey Short Form, Chinese version of the ten-item psychological Resilience Scale, and Chinese-language Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale, an 8-element version, were among the questionnaires used. RESULTS: In the physical component summary( PCS), self-efficacy, psychological resilience, and self-efficacy were all significantly mediated by fatigue (total effect mediated 8.88%). In the mental component summary (MCS), fatigue (total effect mediated 10.79%), self-efficacy (total effect mediated 8.99%), psychological resilience, and self-efficacy (total effect mediated 2.01%) were all significantly mediated by fatigue. CONCLUSION: Fatigue in RA patients can affect the quality of life both directly and indirectly through the mediating effects of psychological resilience, self-efficacy, and the chain mediating effect of psychological resilience-self-efficacy.
Authors: Jian Zhou, Xinxin Fan, Yuqin Gan, Zongting Luo, Hong Qi, Yuqiong Cao
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,390
Funder: Comanche Nation
Award: G927825505
OpenAlex ID: W4402348160