OBJECTIVE Fatigue is a common, disabling symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), but little is known about fatigue in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), often the presenting symptom of MS. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of fatigue in patients with CIS, and its association with a diagnosis of clinically definite MS (CDMS). METHODS 127 patients were consecutively...

AIM To investigate the prevalence and co-occurrence of chronic pain, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in adults with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy (SBCP) and explore associations of chronic pain and fatigue with depressive symptoms and daily functioning. METHOD Fifty-six adults with SBCP without severe cognitive impairment participated (35 males, 21 females; mean age 36y 5mo, SD 5y 10mo; G...

BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease with fatigue as most prevalent symptom. Psychopathological symptoms, physical and mental dysfunctions and body mass abnormalities potentially could deteriorate fatigue. Thus, in this study, we aimed at evaluating the effect of these factors on fatigue severity of MS patients. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 162 patients with ...

Background and aims: Fatigue is associated with longitudinal ratings of health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although the degree of airflow obstruction is often used to grade disease severity in patients with COPD, multidimensional grading systems have recently been developed. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived and actual...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Fatigue is associated with longitudinal ratings of health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although the degree of airflow obstruction is often used to grade disease severity in patients with COPD, multidimensional grading systems have recently been developed. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived and actual ...

BACKGROUND Determining the prevalence of fatigue among cancer patients is complicated by the high prevalence of fatigue symptoms in the general population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity and correlates of fatigue among both cancer patients and control subjects without cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 227 cancer patients and 98 control subjects were recr...

INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of progressive neurological disability. The prevalence of MS is much more common in women than men. The women are exposed to a variety of symptoms including fatigue. Acupressure is a noninvasive procedure that can be used to control symptoms including fatigue. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of acupressure on fatigue ...

Shift work is a ubiquitous phenomenon and its adverse effects on workers' physical and mental health have been documented. In the sleep literature, differentiating between the symptoms of fatigue and sleepiness, and developing appropriate objective and subjective measures, have become very important endeavors. From such research, fatigue and sleepiness have been shown to be distinct and indepen...

To test the hypothesis that fatigue and fainting occur together, 1,047 polio survivors and 419 non-disabled control subjects were asked about the frequency and cause of fainting and asked to rate their typical daily fatigue severity. Fatigue severity was significantly higher in polio survivors as compared to controls, and in both polio survivors and controls who had fainted, as compared to thos...

OBJECTIVES To describe variations in fatigue over the course of 2 years in a sample of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), and to investigate the predictive value of the following variables on variations in fatigue: sex, age, sense of coherence, living with a partner, living with children, work status, immunomodulatory treatment, mood, disease severity, disease course, time since diagnosis an...