The Correlation Between Daytime Sleepiness and Physical Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Mousa, M., Elwishy, A., Ahmed, S., Elsherif, A. (2022). The Correlation Between Daytime Sleepiness and Physical Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. EKB Journal Management System, 28(1), 38-42. doi: 10.21608/KAMJ.2023.287603
Mohamed A Mousa; Abeer Elwishy; Sandra Ahmed; Abdelaziz Abdelaziz Elsherif. "The Correlation Between Daytime Sleepiness and Physical Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients". EKB Journal Management System, 28, 1, 2022, 38-42. doi: 10.21608/KAMJ.2023.287603
Mousa, M., Elwishy, A., Ahmed, S., Elsherif, A. (2022). 'The Correlation Between Daytime Sleepiness and Physical Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients', EKB Journal Management System, 28(1), pp. 38-42. doi: 10.21608/KAMJ.2023.287603
Mousa, M., Elwishy, A., Ahmed, S., Elsherif, A. The Correlation Between Daytime Sleepiness and Physical Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 28(1): 38-42. doi: 10.21608/KAMJ.2023.287603

The Correlation Between Daytime Sleepiness and Physical Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Kasr Al Ainy Medical Journal
Article 6, Volume 28, Issue 1, June 2022, Page 38-42  XML PDF (374.48 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/KAMJ.2023.287603
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Authors
Mohamed A Mousa1; Abeer Elwishy1; Sandra Ahmed2; Abdelaziz Abdelaziz Elsherif1
1Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
2Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system and causes a variety of physical and mental disabilities. Several studies have found that comorbid neurologic disorders such as fatigue, migraine, seizure disorders, and sleep disorders are more common in MS patients than in the general population. Objective: To investigate the relationship between daytime sleepiness and physical fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis. Patients and Methods: Forty relapsing-remitting RRMS patients of both sexes were recruited from the outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Physiotherapy as well as the Kasr Al-Ain Multiple Sclerosis Unit (KAMSU) at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. All patients were diagnosed and referred by a neurologist as clinically defined multiple sclerosis (CDMS) according to the revised McDonald's criteria. The study was applied during a period of remission. Patients were selected according to the following criteria: patient age ranged from 20 to 40 years, patients with EDSS no more than four, and patients who have not had relapses for the previous four months, and patients who have sufficient cognitive abilities to be able to understand and follow instructions with a score greater than 24 according to the Miniature Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE). Using Epworth sleepiness scale for daytime sleepiness and Fatigue severity scale for fatigue.
Results: There was no association between the Epworth score for drowsiness (ESS) and fatigue severity scale (FSS).
Relation between patient’s results and types of graft used showed no statistically significant differences between them.
Conclusion: It is important to reveal that there is no relationship between daytime sleepiness and the severity or degree of physical fatigue.
Keywords
Daytime sleepiness; multiple sclerosis; physical fatigue
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