Prevalence of Asthenia in Patients With Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Real Clinical Practice

Abstract

The aim of the research. Examine the features of prevalence of asthenia in patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases in real clinical practice.Materials and methods. Research includes 2 373 patients, who are under the general practitioner’s care for chronic noncommunicable diseases. These patients are 1 337 (56,3%) women and 1 036 (43,7%) men. The average age of them is 56,3±15,0 year. We asked about complains, took anamnesis, examined the organs’ systems, and reviewed patients’ cards. According these data we confirmed the diagnosis of chronic noncommunicable disease. We diagnosed asthenia thanks to Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory – 20, MFI-20 and Fatigue Severity Scale, FSS. Statistic data processing was made with applying of Mann–Whitney U testResults. The largest amount of patients, who we examined, have cardiovascular diseases (1 474 patients, 62,1%). More than one half of all examined patients are from 18 to 60 years (1349 patients). According MFI-20, 847 patients have asthenia (35,7%). According FSS, 701 patients have it (29,5%). 57,1% patients with asthenia are people elder 61 year (484 patients). Moreover, 334 citizens among elderly patients have polymorbidity (69,1%). The level of severity of asthenia is utterly higher in patients who elder 61 year (p < 0,001). Patients with multimorbidity have more sever asthenia that patients who have only one disease (p < 0,001).Conclusion. Results of large spread of asthenia in patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases underline the necessity of awareness of general practitioners about right assessment of asthenia in real clinical practice, especially in elderly patients with multimorbidity.