AIM To examine the efficacy of family focused cognitive behaviour therapy for 11-18 year olds with chronic fatigue syndrome. METHODS Twenty three patients were offered family focused cognitive behaviour therapy. The main outcome was a fatigue score of less than 4 and attendance at school 75% of the time. RESULTS Twenty patients completed treatment. Eighteen had completed all measures at six...

Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) with negative impacts extending from general functioning to quality of life. Both the cause and consequences of MS fatigue are considered multidimensional and necessitate multidisciplinary treatment for successful symptom management. Clinical practice guidelines suggest medication and rehabilitation for managing fatigue. This review summari...

Anecdotal reports of fatigue after sustained speech-processing demands are common among adults with hearing loss; however, systematic research examining hearing loss-related fatigue is limited, particularly with regard to fatigue among children with hearing loss (CHL). Many audiologists, educators, and parents have long suspected that CHL experience stress and fatigue as a result of the difficu...

[Purpose] Fatigue may be an important contributing factor to non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in sports. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of controlled lower limb fatigue, induced by a short-term, high-intensity exercise protocol, on the profile of the ground reaction force during landings from single-leg anterior drop-jumps. [Subjects and Methods] Twelve hea...

Shortness of Breath 2014; 3 (4): 190-200 ly activity, reducing dyspnoea and fatigue, and enhancing the quality of life and muscle strength. So, the final message from the available literature reports is a strong recommendation to adopt exercise training and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs for any patient suffering from exertional dyspnoea and fatigue. Many questions remain unanswered re...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fatigue after stroke is common and has a negative impact on rehabilitation and survival. However, its pathogenesis and contributing factors remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the occurrence of fatigue after first-ever ischemic stroke in acute phase. METHODS We examined 265 consecutive patients with first-ever ischemic stroke du...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between hope and fatigue (intensity, duration, and interference) in newly diagnosed patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy. DESIGN Cross-sectional and correlational. SETTING Oncology outpatient clinics of two medical centers in northern Taiwan. SAMPLE 182 patients diagnosed with various types of solid tumors in the previous six months an...