OBJECTIVE This study assessed the prevalence and associations of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Questionnaires were used to measure self-reported fatigue, disease activity, sleep quality, quality of life, anxiety and depression in 120 out-patients with SLE. RESULTS Abnormal fatigue was reported by 97 (81%) patients, and 71 (60%) patients reported poor sleep quality. ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine relationships among (a) cancer-related fatigue and meaning in life, (b) overall symptom distress and meaning in life, (c) fatigue and performance, and (d) overall symptom distress and performance in breast cancer survivors. DESIGN Cross-sectional and correlational. SETTING Community-based setting in eastern Pennsylvania. SAMPLE 34 women who had completed th...

conclusions with respect to the findings of the study, this method of treatment is recommended due to being cost efficient, easy, applicable, and flexible for alleviating the effect of fatigue on the personal, psychological, and social aspects of life quality in patients on hemodialysis. results the mean of the fatigue score within the research units was 42.37. overall, 42.2% and 56.1% of the p...

This paper reviews the current literature examining the pervasive symptom of fatigue experienced in three of the most common degenerative neurological conditions: multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and post-polio syndrome (PPS). The existing literature can be considered under four headings definition and prevalence, type, cause, impact of fatigue. Fatigue is a common symptom in d...

In this study the effects of surface texture on the fatigue life of a high-strength low-alloy steel were evaluated in terms of the apparent fatigue stress concentration. An abrasive waterjet was used to machine uniaxial dogbone fatigue specimens with specific surface quality from a rolled sheet of AISI 4130 CR steel. The surface texture resulting from machining was characterized using contact p...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is associated with loss of independence in older adults; however, little is known about optimal treatment or how fatigue manifests in daily life activities. "Fatigability" was recently proposed to clarify the fatigue-activity relationship. The purpose of this study was to present a new measurement method of fatigability and begin to test its validity. METHODS Our sample inc...

background fatigue is a common symptom and one of the most important issues in community psychology. this study aimed to compare the rate and severity of fatigue in male and female students of jiroft university of medical sciences and to present appropriate solutions. material and methods this descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 200 students who were selected randomly at jiroft univer...