INTRODUCTION Fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Self-reported levels of perceived fatigue are associated with both patient characteristics and clinical measures. Pilot analysis indicated that muscle fatigability combined with depression scores was highly associated with perceived fatigue in patients with MS. Studies that combine physiological ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed at providing insight in the frequency, emotional impact and nature of daily hassles, experienced by patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and/or fibromyalgia (FM), compared with patients with a chronic organic disease. METHODS One hundred and seventy-seven CFS/FM patients, 26 multiple sclerosis (MS) and 26 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were in...

aim. this study was conducted to examine the effect of acupressure on severity of pain and fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. background. patients with chronic heart failure experience high levels of pain and fatigue. acupressure is a simple, inexpensive and non-invasive method which may reduce the pain and fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. method. in this single blin...

INTRODUCTION Fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in patients with cancer. No adequate term in Spanish has been defined to describe the English concept of fatigue. AIM To identify the most suitable Spanish words that define the concept of fatigue and to check psychometric characteristics. METHOD Consensus with professional experts on Spanish words that best suit the English concept ...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed relationships among psychological symptoms, past and current psychiatric disorder, functional impairment, somatic symptoms, chronic fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome. METHOD A prospective cohort study was followed by a nested case-control study. The subjects, aged 18-45 years, had been in primary care for either clinical viral infections or a range of other p...

INTRODUCTION Fatigue is one of the most common and disabling symptoms in end-stage kidney disease, particularly among in-centre haemodialysis patients. This two-arm parallel group feasibility randomised controlled trial will determine whether a fully powered efficacy trial is achievable by examining the feasibility of recruitment, acceptability and potential benefits of a cognitive-behavioural ...

there have been few longitudinal studies on sick building syndrome (sbs), which include headache, fatigue, and runny nose. we considered effect of sick building syndrome with illnesses like headache, fatigue and runny nose. thus, we designed a questionnaire and asked from male of dormitory residence. questions of the questionnaire were more about known symptoms of buildings (headache, fatigue, ...

Keep an eye out for eye fatigue symptoms Computer-related vision symptoms such as eye fatigue have some common causes that should not be ignored. Visual display Terminals (VDTs) cause symptoms such as eyestrain, visual discomfort, and visual fatigue (Murata et al., 1996). Detecting the likely diagnosis and treating the cause can result in improving performance of the user and lowering the risk ...