The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between personality factors and the symptomatology of fatigue among people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and compare them to people from the general population. Seventy-seven CFS patients (47 women, 30 men) were compared with 72 healthy individuals (44 women, 28 men) to investigate whether personality factors are related to the sympt...

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), ...

Objectives. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) values correlate with depression, but studies investigating the relationship between PSQI values and polysomnographic (PSG) data showed inconsistent findings. Methods. Sixty-five consecutive patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were retrospectively classified as "good sleepers" (GS) (PSQI ≤ 5) and "poor sleepers" (PS) (PSQI > 5). The PSG data a...

BACKGROUND Fatigue affects 33-77% of stroke survivors. There is no consensus concerning risk factors for fatigue post-stroke, perhaps reflecting the multifaceted nature of fatigue. We characterized post-stroke fatigue using the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), a validated questionnaire capturing physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of fatigue. METHODS The Stroke Outcomes Study (SOS) prosp...

conclusions our findings indicate that fatigue and disability may affect a patient’s quality of life. although mobility may affect the overall quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis, it may also affect the physical health of ms patients. therefore, the identification of factors affecting the quality of life in ms patients may help in predicting the quality of life, and designing a ...

OBJECTIVES Electromagnetic field therapy has been reported to be beneficial in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with significant fatigue. This study was designed to evaluate the long-term effects of Bio-Electro-Magnetic-Energy-Regulation (BEMER) on MS-related fatigue. DESIGN This was a monocenter, patient- and rater-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. PATIENTS There were 37 relapsing-re...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of modafinil for the treatment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS Patients aged 18-65 years with a diagnosis of MS, a stable disability level < or =6 on the Kurtzke extended disability status scale (EDSS), and a mean score >4 on the fatigue severity scale (FSS) were eligible for the 9 week, single blind, phase 2, two centre study. Exclus...