Fatigue is independently associated with disease activity assessed using the Physician Global Assessment but not the SLEDAI in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Philippe MertzMatteo PigaElisabetta ChessaZahir AmouraReinhard E VollAndreas SchwartingFrancois MaurierGilles BlaisonBernard BonnotteVincent PoindronChristoph FiehnHanns-Martin LorenzAnne-Sophie KorganowJean SibiliaThierry MartinLaurent ArnaudPublished in: RMD open (2022)
Fatigue is independently associated with disease activity assessed using the PGA but not the SLEDAI. These findings highlight the fact that the PGA should capture only objectively active disease manifestations in order to improve its reliability.