Health-related quality of life, pain, and fatigue in myotonic dystrophy type 2: a 13-year follow-up study
HRQoL decreased over 13 years in DM2. Pain was present early in the DM2 disease course and did not increase significantly. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the long-term impact of myotonic dystrophy (DM) on pain, fatigue, physical and mental functioning, including social functioning. Symptomatic treatment of these aspects may decrease disease impact, because DM cannot be cured.
Authors
- Nicol Cornelia Voermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5837-7295)
- Karlien Mul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8487-9478)
- Baziel G.M. van Engelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9867-9047)
- Alide A. Tieleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5890-617X)
- M. Damen
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Medisch Spectrum Twente (NL)
- University Medical Center (US)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2571068
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00