Experience and measurement of fatigue in adults with Crohn’s disease: results from qualitative interviews and a longitudinal 2-week daily diary pilot study

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 4 Impacts of fatigue reported by ≥ 2 participants

Impact of fatigue	Total (N = 32)
Impact of fatigue	Endorsed n (%)^a	Most difficult n (%)^b
Recreation or hobbies (e.g., exercise, sports)	17 (53)	0 (0)
Work/school	16 (50)	9 (56)
Yard- or housework	12 (38)	2 (17)
Social activities	8 (25)	2 (22)
Causes depression or sadness^c	8 (25)	0 (0)
Family life	6 (19)	3 (43)
Causes frustration or anger^c	5 (16)	1 (20)
Impacts ability to do things in general	6 (19)	1 (17)
Difficulty concentrating^d	4 (13)	0 (0)
Confusion^d	3 (9)	0 (0)
General reduction in QOL	3 (9)	3 (100)
Impacts personal relationships	2 (6)	0 (0)
Staying home	2 (6)	0 (0)
Concerned about future progression of disease^c	2 (6)	0 (0)

^aPercentage of participants within that subtype with fatigue who endorsed the impact, within the full sample
^bPercentage of those endorsing that impact who considered it to be most difficult to deal with, within the full sample
^cThree participants reported that emotional impacts in general were the most difficult impacts of fatigue
^dThree participants reported that mental fatigue in general was the most difficult impact of fatigue
n/N, number of participants in group