Background and Aim: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative chronic disease that affects the joints, it is strongly associated with age and affects the quality of life and fatigue in addition to its associated pain, stiffness, and loss of mobility. This study aimed to evaluate the daily fatigue score among patients with osteoarthritis. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among patients with osteoarthritis who were invited from three Rheumatology clinics. The fatigue scale (FACIT version) was used in addition to biochemical data collected from patients' records.Result: A total of 370 patients were included in the final data analysis and a negative significant relationship between fatigue score with age, BMI, duration of the disease, and ESR (P<.0.05) were found. Significant differences in the fatigue scores were also found between groups of gender, glucosamine previous use, and former steroid injection.Conclusion: The severity of fatigue among osteoarthritis patients was higher in females than males. The medication used either analgesics or supplements for the patients with OA was not significant to improve the severity of fatigue. The severity of fatigue was more common in groups of patients that had one co-morbid than the patients who had more than one co-morbid.

Department of Clinical Pharmacy College of Pharmacy University of Mosul Ninevah Iraq

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