purpose : this study was performed in order to characterize the psychometric properties of the national eye institute visual functioning questionnaire in iranians. methods : after forward and backward translation, examination of the translation quality and a pilot test, 80 patients with various chronic ophthalmic diseases and 30 healthy individuals completed the questionnaire. internal consiste...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is a common and troubling symptom for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). AIM To evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a six-session group-based programme for managing MS-fatigue (Fatigue: Applying Cognitive behavioural and Energy effectiveness Techniques to lifeStyle (FACETS)). METHODS Three-centre parallel arm randomised controlled trial with economic ev...

BACKGROUND A high prevalence of chronic fatigue has previously been reported following giardiasis after a large waterborne outbreak in Bergen, Norway in 2004. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate differential diagnoses and natural course of fatigue five years after giardiasis among patients who reported chronic fatigue three years after the infection. METHODS Patients who three ...

objectives: this study was designed to evaluate the psychometric features of the persian version of the fatigue impact scale (fis-p) tool when used in iranian ms patients. methods: 140 ms patients and the equivalent number of healthy controls completed the following assessments: fis-p, fatigue severity scale (fss), sf-36 questionnaire and  the mini-mental state examination (mmse).  results: a s...

OBJECTIVES To explore cross-sectional patterns of use of fatigue management strategies in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had attended a group-based fatigue management programme, Fatigue: Applying Cognitive behavioural and Energy effectiveness Techniques to lifeStyle ('FACETS'). In a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) the FACETS programme was shown to reduce fatigue severity ...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is a common disabling symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) and has a significantly negative impact on quality of life. Persons with MS enrolled in the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) Patient Registry are invited to complete follow-up surveys every six months to update their original registration information. One of these surveys was designed to...

The aims of this study were to determine the characteristics and perceived levels of fatigue and the prevalence of depression in children with chronic fatigue syndrome and to assess the effects of illness on schooling and social functioning. Twelve children with chronic fatigue syndrome were compared with a matched group of children with cystic fibrosis and matched healthy controls. Levels of f...

objective: cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. the purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. method: the sample consisted of 120 hospitalized patients in tehran's shohada hospital in 2014 that was selected purposefully....

BACKGROUND Although the neural mechanism of chronic fatigue syndrome has been investigated by a number of researchers, it remains poorly understood. METHODS Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we studied brain responsiveness in 6 male chronic fatigue syndrome patients and in 7 age-matched male healthy volunteers. Responsiveness of auditory cortices to transient, short-lived, noise re...