Abstract
Background: Recent researches involving fatigue and Parkinson’s disease (PD) sought to verify its incidence and the impacts of fatigue on quality life of patients with PD. Despite the importance of regular physical activity practice, there are only few studies that verified the influence of the levels of physical activity on fatigue in patients with PD. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare perception of fatigue between individuals with PD and neurologically healthy individuals (control group), considering the physical activity levels; and to verify the relation between physical activity levels and fatigue dimensions for individuals with PD and control group. Methods: Eighty individuals (40 patients with PD and 40 control individuals) participated in this study. Physical activity levels were evaluated through Modified Baecke Questionnaire for Older Adults. Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) was used in order to evaluate fatigue dimensions (general, physical and mental fatigue, reduced motivation and activity). MANOVA two-way and Pearson linear correlation test were performed to analyze the data. Results: Patients with PD presented higher levels of fatigue, in all dimensions evaluated by MFI, comparing to control individuals. There was no association between physical activity levels and perception of fatigue for patients with PD and control individuals. Conclusion: Patients with PD showed increased perception of fatigue when compared to control individuals, due to PD characteristics. In addition, the perception of fatigue’s symptom was not influenced and had no relation by the level of physical activity.
Highlights
Fatigue is one of the most common non-motor manifestations in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) [1]-[4]
The previous studies [18] [19] did not consider a group of neurologically healthy individuals for comparison, having an incomplete understanding of effects of physical activity levels on fatigue in individuals with PD
In order to elucidate this lack in literature, the aim of this study was: 1) to compare perception of fatigue between individuals with PD and neurologically healthy individuals, considering physical activity levels; 2) to verify the association between physical activity levels and fatigue dimensions in individuals with PD and control group
Summary
Fatigue is one of the most common non-motor manifestations in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) [1]-[4]. Only two previous studies [18] [19] considered the effects of physical activity levels on fatigue in individuals with PD so far, which showed contradictory findings. The previous studies [18] [19] did not consider a group of neurologically healthy individuals (control group) for comparison, having an incomplete understanding of effects of physical activity levels on fatigue in individuals with PD. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare perception of fatigue between individuals with PD and neurologically healthy individuals (control group), considering the physical activity levels; and to verify the relation between physical activity levels and fatigue dimensions for individuals with PD and control group. Results: Patients with PD presented higher levels of fatigue, in all dimensions evaluated by MFI, comparing to control individuals. The perception of fatigue’s symptom was not influenced and had no relation by the level of physical activity
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