Post-stroke fatigue is still a relatively unexplored, often neglected condition. The fatigue often manifests as physical and mental lack of energy, and many patients mention fatigue as one of the most difficult sequels to which they have to adjust. Our aim was to assess the fatigue in 35 three-month post-stroke patients and its relation to personal and stroke-related factors, and to compare the...

fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis (ms) and it is difficult to clarify the nature of this symptom and manage it. this study was aimed to evaluate the frequency of fatigue, depression and sleep disturbances in iranian patients with ms. 100 patients from the outpatient ms clinic of sina hospital were asked to complete beck depression inventory (bdi), ...

Background & Aims: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), due to its simple and clinical nature, is frequently used to measure fatigue level in patients. Since fatigue is a common symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS) disorder, the present study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the Persian version of FSS in patients with MS. Methods: This study was descriptive and of a validation type, in...

Background. Several studies have examined determinants related to post-stroke fatigue. However, it is unclear which determinants can predict an increase in poststroke fatigue over time. Aim. This prospective cohort study aimed to identify determinants which predict an increase in post-stroke fatigue. Methods. A total of 250 patients with stroke were examined at inpatient rehabilitation discharg...

conclusions with respect to the findings of the study, this method of treatment is recommended due to being cost efficient, easy, applicable, and flexible for alleviating the effect of fatigue on the personal, psychological, and social aspects of life quality in patients on hemodialysis. results the mean of the fatigue score within the research units was 42.37. overall, 42.2% and 56.1% of the p...

In studies conducted on polio survivors with late effects of poliomyelitis, new fatigue is frequently reported. The main purpose of the present study was to examine the characteristics of polio survivors reporting severe fatigue versus those reporting mild or no fatigue. From a survey among 276 representative Norwegian polio survivors, we recruited all patients with mild/no fatigue and those wi...

This study analyzed the prevalence and comorbidity of pain and fatigue in women with breast cancer. This is a cross-sectional study using a non-probabilistic sample of 182 women following outpatient treatment for breast cancer, who were interviewed from July 2006 to March 2007. Fatigue was assessed using the Piper Fatigue Scale, and divided into two categories (scores 0.1-4.9 and >5-10). Pain w...