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Objective: Fatigue is a prominent and disabling manifestation that impairs the quality of life of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients both physically and mentally. The majority of SLE patients reports fatigue as an unmet need. Physical exercise could help SLE patients to reduce fatigue and improve quality of life. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to analyse the effectiveness of physical exercise interventions to reduce fatigue in SLE patients. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science: Core Collection, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL via EBSCO, and PEDro were searched (March 2021 to October 2021). Studies were included if they fulfilled prespecified criteria and were assessed for quality using the PEDro risk of bias tool. Results: A total of 17 studies (11 RCTs, 3 non-RCTs, 2 one-group pretest-posttest designs, and 1 cross-sectional study) were included in this review. They compared exercise treatment with standard care, alternative treatment, or a different type of exercise. Most of the included studies reported significant improvement in fatigue after exercise therapy. However, study heterogeneity is an important methodological limitation. Exercise interventions did not cause

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Author

Luna Vandenbulcke; Margot Erard; Dieter Van Assche; Ellen De Langhe

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)