The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli.
A state arrived at through prolonged and strong contraction of a muscle. Studies in athletes during prolonged submaximal exercise have shown that muscle fatigue increases in almost direct proportion to the rate of muscle glycogen depletion. Muscle fatigue in short-term maximal exercise is associated with oxygen lack and an increased level of blood and muscle lactic acid, and an accompanying increase in hydrogen-ion concentration in the exercised muscle.
A syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent fatigue, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, and subjective cognitive impairment of 6 months duration or longer. Symptoms are not caused by ongoing exertion; are not relieved by rest; and result in a substantial reduction of previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities. Minor alterations of immune, neuroendocrine, and autonomic function may be associated with this syndrome. There is also considerable overlap between this condition and FIBROMYALGIA. (From Semin Neurol 1998;18(2):237-42; Ann Intern Med 1994 Dec 15;121(12): 953-9)
A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.
A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles.
Muscular contractions characterized by increase in tension without change in length.
A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.
The time span between the beginning of physical activity by an individual and the termination because of exhaustion.
Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.
Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.
Conditions characterized by disturbances of usual sleep patterns or behaviors. Sleep disorders may be divided into three major categories: DYSSOMNIAS (i.e. disorders characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia), PARASOMNIAS (abnormal sleep behaviors), and sleep disorders secondary to medical or psychiatric disorders. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187)
A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by myalgia and multiple points of focal muscle tenderness to palpation (trigger points). Muscle pain is typically aggravated by inactivity or exposure to cold. This condition is often associated with general symptoms, such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, stiffness, HEADACHES, and occasionally DEPRESSION. There is significant overlap between fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome (FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC). Fibromyalgia may arise as a primary or secondary disease process. It is most frequent in females aged 20 to 50 years. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1494-95)
Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes.
Term generally used to describe complaints related to refractive error, ocular muscle imbalance, including pain or aching around the eyes, burning and itchiness of the eyelids, ocular fatigue, and headaches.
Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.
An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS.
New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.
The rotational force about an axis that is equal to the product of a force times the distance from the axis where the force is applied.
Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.
Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with PHYSICAL EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure.
Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.
The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION.
The amount of force generated by MUSCLE CONTRACTION. Muscle strength can be measured during isometric, isotonic, or isokinetic contraction, either manually or using a device such as a MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER.
Expenditure of energy during PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. Intensity of exertion may be measured by rate of OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEAT produced, or HEART RATE. Perceived exertion, a psychological measure of exertion, is included.
A syndrome characterized by new neuromuscular symptoms that occur at least 15 years after clinical stability has been attained in patients with a prior history of symptomatic poliomyelitis. Clinical features include new muscular weakness and atrophy of the limbs, bulbar innervated musculature, and muscles of respiration, combined with excessive fatigue, joint pain, and reduced stamina. The process is marked by slow progression and periods of stabilization. (From Ann NY Acad Sci 1995 May 25;753:68-80)
Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses.
A mental disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and concomitant physiologic symptoms.
Physiological or psychological effects of periods of work which may be fixed or flexible such as flexitime, work shifts, and rotating shifts.
Persons who have experienced a prolonged survival after serious disease or who continue to live with a usually life-threatening condition as well as family members, significant others, or individuals surviving traumatic life events.
The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.
A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility.
An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in the central nervous system. Pathologic findings include multiple sharply demarcated areas of demyelination throughout the white matter of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include visual loss, extra-ocular movement disorders, paresthesias, loss of sensation, weakness, dysarthria, spasticity, ataxia, and bladder dysfunction. The usual pattern is one of recurrent attacks followed by partial recovery (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING), but acute fulminating and chronic progressive forms (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE) also occur. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p903)
The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, efficacy, and biocompatibility.
Fractures due to the strain caused by repetitive exercise. They are thought to arise from a combination of MUSCLE FATIGUE and bone failure, and occur in situations where BONE REMODELING predominates over repair. The most common sites of stress fractures are the METATARSUS; FIBULA; TIBIA; and FEMORAL NECK.
Feeling or emotion of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.
A region of the lower extremity immediately surrounding and including the KNEE JOINT.
Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.
A regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed for specific therapeutic goals. Its purpose is to restore normal musculoskeletal function or to reduce pain caused by diseases or injuries.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
Disorders characterized by hypersomnolence during normal waking hours that may impair cognitive functioning. Subtypes include primary hypersomnia disorders (e.g., IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNOLENCE; NARCOLEPSY; and KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME) and secondary hypersomnia disorders where excessive somnolence can be attributed to a known cause (e.g., drug affect, MENTAL DISORDERS, and SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME). (From J Neurol Sci 1998 Jan 8;153(2):192-202; Thorpy, Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 2nd ed, p320)
A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area.
The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, or eating.
The exercise capacity of an individual as measured by endurance (maximal exercise duration and/or maximal attained work load) during an EXERCISE TEST.
The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces.
A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.

Perioperative growth hormone treatment and functional outcome after major abdominal surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study. (1/2703)

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate short- and long-term effects of perioperative human growth hormone (hGH) treatment on physical performance and fatigue in younger patients undergoing a major abdominal operation in a normal postoperative regimen with oral nutrition. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Muscle wasting and functional impairment follow major abdominal surgery. METHODS: Twenty-four patients with ulcerative colitis undergoing ileoanal J-pouch surgery were randomized to hGH (12 IU/day) or placebo treatment from 2 days before to 7 days after surgery. Measurements were performed 2 days before and 10, 30, and 90 days after surgery. RESULTS: The total muscle strength of four limb muscle groups was reduced by 7.6% in the hGH group and by 17.1% in the placebo group at postoperative day 10 compared with baseline values. There was also a significant difference between treatment groups in total muscle strength at day 30, and at the 90-day follow-up total muscle strength was equal to baseline values in the hGH group, but still significantly 5.9% below in the placebo group. The work capacity decreased by approximately 20% at day 10 after surgery, with no significant difference between treatment groups. Both groups were equally fatigued at day 10 after surgery, but at day 30 and 90 the hGH patients were less fatigued than the placebo patients. During the treatment period, patients receiving hGH had reduced loss of limb lean tissue mass, and 3 months after surgery the hGH patients had regained more lean tissue mass than placebo patients. CONCLUSIONS: Perioperative hGH treatment of younger patients undergoing major abdominal surgery preserved limb lean tissue mass, increased postoperative muscular strength, and reduced long-term postoperative fatigue.  (+info)

Carbon disulphide absorption during xanthate reagent mixing in a gold mine concentrator. (2/2703)

A xanthate reagent mixer at a gold mine concentrator was exposed to carbon disulphide by extensive skin contamination with xanthate powder and solution during the reagent mixing process. Absorption of carbon disulphide was confirmed by the detection of urinary 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (TTCA). Drager colorimetric tube testing during subsequent mixing recorded a maximum concentration of at least 60 ppm carbon disulphide. An illness consisting of predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms began 20 h after the exposure. Although this may have been due to carbon disulphide toxicity this is by no means certain. The need for engineering controls, impervious protective clothing and full-face respirators with particulate and organic vapour cartridges is discussed. This episode occurred at another mine site, unrelated to Mount Isa Mines Limited.  (+info)

The role of capsaicin-sensitive muscle afferents in fatigue-induced modulation of the monosynaptic reflex in the rat. (3/2703)

1. The role of group III and IV afferent fibres of the lateral gastrocnemious muscle (LG) in modulating the homonymous monosynaptic reflex was investigated during muscle fatigue in spinalized rats. 2. Muscle fatigue was induced by a series of increasing tetanic electrical stimuli (85 Hz, 600 ms) delivered to the LG muscle nerve. Series consisted of increasing train numbers from 1 to 60. 3. Potentials from the spinal cord LG motor pool and from the ventral root were recorded in response to proprioceptive afferent stimulation and analysed before and during tetanic muscle activations. Both the pre- and postsynaptic waves showed an initial enhancement and, after a '12-train' series, an increasing inhibition. 4. The enhancement of the responses to muscle fatiguing stimulation disappeared after L3-L6 dorsal root section, while a partial reflex inhibition was still present. Conversely, after section of the corresponding ventral root, there was only a reduction in the inhibitory effect. 5. The monosynaptic reflex was also studied in animals in which a large number of group III and IV muscle afferents were eliminated by injecting capsaicin (10 mM) into the LG muscle. As a result of capsaicin treatment, the fatigue-induced inhibition of the pre- and postsynaptic waves disappeared, while the response enhancement remained. 6. We concluded that the monosynaptic reflex inhibition, but not the enhancement, was mediated by those group III and IV muscle afferents that are sensitive to the toxic action of capsaicin. The afferents that are responsible for the response enhancement enter the spinal cord through the dorsal root, while those responsible for the inhibition enter the spinal cord through both the ventral and dorsal roots.  (+info)

Effect of working hours on cardiovascular-autonomic nervous functions in engineers in an electronics manufacturing company. (4/2703)

A field survey of 147 engineers (23-49 years) in an electronics manufacturing company was conducted to investigate the effect of working hours on cardiovascular-autonomic nervous functions (urinary catecholamines, heart rate variability and blood pressure). The subjects were divided into 3 groups by age: 23-29 (n = 49), 30-39 (n = 74) and 40-49 (n = 24) year groups. Subjects in each age group were further divided into shorter (SWH) and longer (LWH) working hour subgroups according to the median of weekly working hours. In the 30-39 year group, urinary noradrenaline in the afternoon for LWH was significantly lower than that for SWH and a similar tendency was found in the LF/HF ratio of heart rate variability at rest. Because these two autonomic nervous indices are related to sympathetic nervous activity, the findings suggested that sympathetic nervous activity for LWH was lower than that for SWH in the 30-39 year group. Furthermore, there were significant relationships both between long working hours and short sleeping hours, and between short sleeping hours and high complaint rates of "drowsiness and dullness" in the morning in this age group. Summarizing these results, it appeared that long working hours might lower sympathetic nervous activity due to chronic sleep deprivation.  (+info)

Investigating fatigue of less than 6 months' duration. Guidelines for family physicians. (5/2703)

OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based systematic approach to assessment of adult patients who present to family physicians complaining of fatigue of less than 6 months' duration. The guidelines present investigative options, making explicit what should be considered in all cases and what should be considered only in specific situations. They aim to provide physicians with an approach that, to the extent possible, is based on evidence so that time and cost are minimized and detection and management of the cause of the fatigue are optimized. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: MEDLINE was searched from 1966 to 1997 using the key words "family practice" and "fatigue." Articles about chronic fatigue syndrome were excluded. Articles with level 3 evidence were found, but no randomized trials, cohort studies, or case-control studies were found. Articles looking specifically at the epidemiology, demographics, investigations, and diagnoses of patients with fatigue were chosen. Articles based on studies at referral and specialty centres were given less weight than those based on studies in family physicians' offices. MAIN MESSAGE: Adherence to these guidelines will decrease the cost of investigating the symptom of fatigue and optimize diagnosis and management. This needs to be proved in practice, however, and with research that produces level 1 and 2 evidence. CONCLUSIONS: Adults presenting with fatigue of less than 6 months' duration should be assessed for psychosocial causes and should have a focused history and physical examination to determine whether further investigations should be done. The guidelines outline investigations to be considered. The elderly require special consideration. These guidelines have group validation, but they need to be tested by more physicians in various locations and types of practices.  (+info)

Phase I and pharmacologic study of the combination of paclitaxel, cisplatin, and topotecan administered intravenously every 21 days as first-line therapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. (6/2703)

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of administering topotecan in combination with paclitaxel and cisplatin without and with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) support as first-line chemotherapy in women with incompletely resected stage III and stage IV ovarian carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Starting doses were paclitaxel 110 mg/m2 administered over 24 hours (day 1), followed by cisplatin 50 mg/m2 over 3 hours (day 2) and topotecan 0.3 mg/m2/d over 30 minutes for 5 consecutive days (days 2 to 6). Treatment was repeated every 3 weeks. After encountering dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) without G-CSF support, the maximum-tolerated dose was defined as 5 microg/kg of G-CSF subcutaneously starting on day 6. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients received a total of 116 courses at four different dose levels. The DLT was neutropenia. At the first dose level, all six patients experienced grade 4 myelosuppression. G-CSF support permitted further dose escalation of cisplatin and topotecan. Nonhematologic toxicities, primarily fatigue, nausea/vomiting, and neurosensory neuropathy, were observed but were generally mild. Of 15 patients assessable for response, nine had a complete response, four achieved a partial response, and two had stable disease. CONCLUSION: Neutropenia was the DLT of this combination of paclitaxel, cisplatin, and topotecan. The recommended phase II dose is paclitaxel 110 mg/m2 (day 1), followed by cisplatin 75 mg/m2 (day 2) and topotecan 0.3 mg/m2/d (days 2 to 6) with G-CSF support repeated every 3 weeks.  (+info)

Manganese sulfate-dependent glycosylation of endogenous glycoproteins in human skeletal muscle is catalyzed by a nonglucose 6-P-dependent glycogen synthase and not glycogenin. (7/2703)

Glycogenin, a Mn2+-dependent, self-glucosylating protein, is considered to catalyze the initial glucosyl transfer steps in glycogen biogenesis. To study the physiologic significance of this enzyme, measurements of glycogenin mediated glucose transfer to endogenous trichloroacetic acid precipitable material (protein-bound glycogen, i.e., glycoproteins) in human skeletal muscle were attempted. Although glycogenin protein was detected in muscle extracts, activity was not, even after exercise that resulted in marked glycogen depletion. Instead, a MnSO4-dependent glucose transfer to glycoproteins, inhibited by glycogen and UDP-pyridoxal (which do not affect glycogenin), and unaffected by CDP (a potent inhibitor of glycogenin), was consistently detected. MnSO4-dependent activity increased in concert with glycogen synthase fractional activity after prolonged exercise, and the MnSO4-dependent enzyme stimulated glucosylation of glycoproteins with molecular masses lower than those glucosylated by glucose 6-P-dependent glycogen synthase. Addition of purified glucose 6-P-dependent glycogen synthase to the muscle extract did not affect MnSO4-dependent glucose transfer, whereas glycogen synthase antibody completely abolished MnSO4-dependent activity. It is concluded that: (1) MnSO4-dependent glucose transfer to glycoproteins is catalyzed by a nonglucose 6-P-dependent form of glycogen synthase; (2) MnSO4-dependent glycogen synthase has a greater affinity for low molecular mass glycoproteins and may thus play a more important role than glucose 6-P-dependent glycogen synthase in the initial stages of glycogen biogenesis; and (3) glycogenin is generally inactive in human muscle in vivo.  (+info)

Fatigue in advanced cancer: a prospective controlled cross-sectional study. (8/2703)

Uncontrolled studies have reported that fatigue is a common symptom among patients with advanced cancer. It is also a frequent complaint among the general population. Simply asking cancer patients whether or not they feel fatigued does not distinguish between the 'background' level of this symptom in the community and any 'excess' arising as a result of illness. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fatigue among palliative care inpatients in comparison with a control group of age and sex-matched volunteers without cancer. In addition, the correlates of fatigue were investigated. The prevalence of 'severe subjective fatigue' (defined as fatigue greater than that experienced by 95% of the control group) was found to be 75%. Patients were malnourished, had diminished muscle function and were suffering from a number of physical and mental symptoms. The severity of fatigue was unrelated to age, sex, diagnosis, presence or site of metastases, anaemia, dose of opioid or steroid, any of the haematological or biochemical indices (except urea), nutritional status, voluntary muscle function, or mood. A multivariate analysis found that fatigue severity was significantly associated with pain and dypnoea scores in the patients, and with the symptoms of anxiety and depression in the controls. The authors conclude that subjective fatigue is both prevalent and severe among patients with advanced cancer. The causes of this symptom remain obscure. Further work is required in order to determine if the associations reported between fatigue and pain and between fatigue and dyspnoea are causal or coincidental.  (+info)

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Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common symptoms experienced by cancer patients (CPs). The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) is a reliable instrument to assess CRF in CPs. The aim of this s
Protracted treatment on intensive care unit (ICU) sets the patients at increased risk for the development of chronic critical illness (CCI). Muscular and cardio-respiratory deconditioning are common long-term sequelae, going along with a state of chronic fatigue. At present, findings regarding the frequency, long-term course, and associated factors of self-reported fatigue following ICU treatment of CCI patients are lacking. CCI patients with the diagnosis of critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy (CIP/CIM) were assessed at three time points. Four weeks following the discharge from ICU at acute care hospital (t1), eligibility for study participation was asserted. Self-reported fatigue was measured using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) via telephone contact at 3 (t2, n = 113) and 6 months (t3, n = 91) following discharge from ICU at acute care hospital. At both 3 and 6 months, nearly every second CCI patient showed clinically relevant fatigue symptoms (t2/t3: n = 53/n = 51, point
Cancer-related fatigue is a subjective symptom of fatigue that is experienced by nearly all cancer patients. Among patients receiving cancer treatment other than surgery, it is essentially universal. Fatigue is a normal and expected side effect of most forms of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and biotherapy. On average, cancer-related fatigue is more severe, more distressing, and less likely to be relieved by rest than fatigue experienced by healthy people. It can range from mild to severe, and may be either temporary or a long-term effect. Fatigue may be a symptom of the cancer, or it may be the result of treatments for the cancer. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network defines cancer-related fatigue as a distressing persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional and/or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning. Cancer-related fatigue is a chronic fatigue (persistent ...
Background and objectives: To explore if intravenous iron isomaltoside (Monofer ®) leads to a better relief of fatigue than current treatment practice with oral iron in women suffering from severe fatigue after postpartum hemorrhage. Materials and methods: This is a subanalysis of a single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial conducted in women suffering from postpartum hemorrhage. Participants were randomized 1:1 to 1200 mg iron isomaltoside or current treatment practice with oral iron. We measured fatigue by the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and determined hematological parameters. The subanalysis includes all participants with a high fatigue score (MFI physical fatigue score ,15) at inclusion. The primary endpoint was aggregated change in physical fatigue score from inclusion to 12 weeks postpartum with a predefined minimum clinically relevant difference of 1.8. The trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: ...
Fatigue is a common problem among individuals with Parkinsons disease (PD). It may occur before the overt symptoms of bradykinesia, rigidity and tremor. Little is understood about how to measure fatigue in PD. Here we determined the dimensionality of the constructs of fatigue. Four recommended scales, the Fatigue Severity Scale, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, Parkinson Fatigue Scale and Visual Analog Fatigue Scale (VAFS) were tested against quality of life measures including cognition, depression, sleep, life orientation, physical activity and PD symptoms in 22 PD subjects and 15 caregivers. Fatigue was associated with many quality of life variables, with the PDQ-39 summary index showing the strongest association. PD subjects agreed more strongly than caregivers that they experienced higher levels of fatigue. 27% of PD subjects rated fatigue as one of their top three most bothersome symptoms. The constructs of fatigue was captured within one dimension which explained 67% of
ASCO Abstract Number: 9004. CHICAGO - Cancer-related fatigue is often a major problem for cancer patients, beginning at diagnosis, during treatment and after completing therapy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) recently completed a study testing methylphenidate in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue and found that, while it did not improve fatigue for a broad group of patients, the data did not rule out a benefit for those with stage III/IV cancer. Results of this NCCTG study, N05C7, will be presented on Sunday, June 6, 2010, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.. VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources, including excerpts from an interview with Dr. Deb Barton is available on the Mayo Clinic News Blog.. Cancer-related fatigue can impact a patients ability to tolerate therapy and their overall quality of life, says Debra Barton, R.N., Ph.D., associate professor of oncology at Mayo Clinic in ...
SIG members first examined the subjective fatigue experience dimension of the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS20-R) [20], a well validated and widely used multidimensional self-report measure that aims to assess subjective experience of fatigue, concentration, motivation, and physical activity. Some SIG members expressed the view that the 8 items of the fatigue subscale seemed to evaluate peripheral or muscle fatigue consecutive to physical activity rather than central fatigue per se. Others were of the opinion that the subjective fatigue items appeared to have been devised for healthy people rather than for individuals with chronic neuromuscular conditions. In addition, SIG members expressed some concerns regarding the content validity of the fatigue subscale, most items seemingly focusing on physical fatigue and not sufficiently documenting aspects of mental fatigue or weariness that many patients typically feel upon morning awakening. Moreover, many items are not plausible for DM1. For ...
When sarcoidosis is in clinical remission, complaints of chronic fatigue often persist. The exact features of this post-inflammatory fatigue are unknown. This study assesses the severity of fatigue and the presence of fatigue-related symptoms in sarcoidosis-in-clinical-remission. Furthermore, we evaluate psychological distress, pain and patient-reported sleep quality, and record physical activity levels and muscle strength as objective assessments of fatigue. Lastly, we assess the severity of fatigue at a follow-up.. Methods: Seventy-five patients with sarcoidosis-in-clinical-remission were evaluated with the Checklist Individual Strength (fatigue), the SymptomChecklist-90 (psychological distress), the McGill Pain Questionnaire (pain), standardized interview (fatigue-related symptoms), sleep diary, accelerometer and muscle strength tests.. Results: Fatigue severity mean score in sarcoidosis patients in-clinical-remission was high (fatigue-severity score: 30.5±15.5), and fatigue-related symptoms ...
Cancer-related fatigue is a symptom with great implications for the quality of life of those that experience it. It is regarded as one of the most distressing symptoms that people with cancer develop. Its aetiology is complex, and although the mechanisms underlying fatigue have not been fully clarified it is evident that it is exacerbated by treatments intended to cure or palliate the disease. Patients at risk of cancer-related fatigue need access to information that will enable them to manage it effectively. There are a growing number of materials available to patients in different European countries on this topic, but it is unclear how useful patients find these. This study was undertaken to explore this through conducting focus groups with patients in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. One focus group was conducted in each country. Findings from these determined that individuals voiced common concerns: fatigue had not been addressed in the clinical setting - individuals surmised why this ...
Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) consist of 3 items that assess the severity of fatigue and 6 items that assess the impact of fatigue on daily functioning in a 10-points scale with 0 as no fatigue or does not interfere with daily functioning and 10 as bad fatigue or completely interferes. The scores for the six items were summed up to form a total interference score. The linear analogue scale of fatigue was a 10-points scale with 0 as no fatigue and 10 as bad fatigue. All scores were then transformed into 0 to 100 scale, with 100 as less fatigue/less interference. Change from baseline to week 4 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at week 4 ...
Change between Day 7 to Baseline in FACIT-F (Functional Assessment of Chronic illness Therapy-Fatigue) & FACT-G (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General) scores. Participants rate quality of life using FACT-G consisting of 33 questions with 5 domains assessing physical and social, emotional & functional well being & relationship with physician, remaining 5 assess extent to which each domain affects overall quality of life on 5-point scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much); total score obtained by summing individual subscale scores (0-132). FACIT-F consists of 13 items where participants rate intensity of fatigue & its related symptoms on a scale of 0-4 from 0 not at all to 4 very much. The responses to FACIT fatigue questionnaire are each measured on 4‐point Likert scale with total score ranges from 0 to 52. High scores represent less fatigue. Reported is the mean change of the summed value of all reported scores for the FACT-G or the FACIT-F from baseline to Day 7 ...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether fatigue induced by an intermittent motor task in patients with cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is more central or peripheral....
You may expect disease activity and high levels of inflammation to cause your fatigue. Its true they account for much of it, but recent studies have shown that these factors dont tell the whole story. A 2016 study published in Rheumatology found that even when people are in clinical remission, they can still have significant fatigue.. If its not disease activity, what else could be causing your fatigue? In a study published in Arthritis Care & Research in 2016, Patricia Katz, PhD, professor of medicine at University of California San Francisco, and her colleagues found that fatigue may result from a constellation of factors that includes disease activity and pain, but also includes inactivity, depression, obesity and poor sleep.. Pinpointing which factors cause fatigue and which are a result of fatigue is difficult. Katz says the relationships may be cyclic: Fatigue may lead to inactivity and depression; then the inactivity worsens fatigue, depression and poor sleep.. Fatigue can be ...
Chronic fatigue related to cancer is a common syndrome during and following cancer treatment that manifests as a constant lack of energy that is not brought on by exertion, nor relieved by sleep. While cancer-related fatigue is not a well understood problem that can be associated with any single cause, consensus by health authorities is that it is a multifactorial problem involving the bodys reaction to both chemotherapy and radiation therapy; anemia resulting from decreased red blood cells that leaves tissues oxygen starved; and/or a decrease of vital nutrients.. One proposed source of a centuries-old treatment for people suffering from fatigue similar to that experienced by cancer patients is the use of adaptogens. Adaptogens are a class of herbal remedies noted for their potency as stress fighters capable of either bringing an overly stressed body back to its normal healthy state or in coping with stressors such as physical exertion, toxins, lack of sleep and psychological distress.. One of ...
The overall purpose was to explore the experience of living with chronic heart failure among patients in primary healthcare. Comparisons were made between patients with confirmed heart failure (HF, n=49), patients with symptoms indicating HF but with no HF (NHF, n=59), and a reference group (n=40). The mean age was 77 years. Patients in the HF and NHF groups had more general and physical fatigue, more reduced activity, worse physical quality of life and higher degree of depression compared with the reference group. The HF group had also higher degree of physical fatigue and worse physical quality of life than the NHF group. When comparing degrees of depression between the three groups and adjusting for fatigue, the physical dimension of fatigue was of greater importance in explaining group differences. In the HF group general fatigue was more closely related to limitations in role functioning for physical reasons than to reduced physical function per se. Women experienced more fatigue than men. ...
There is no way to know whether you will have fatigue or how bad it will be. But there are things you can do to help fight fatigue. Here are 7 tips to help manage cancer-related fatigue.
The etiology of severe fatigue in T1DM is not well understood. It seems obvious that physiological diabetes-related factors such as haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels or variations in blood glucose levels are associated with fatigue. While fatigue is a classical presenting symptom of hyperglycaemia, in our cross-sectional study no relationship between glucose control (HbA1c levels) and fatigue severity was found [3]. Also, parameters gathered during continuous glucose monitoring such as the blood glucose variability were unrelated to persistent fatigue. Other diabetes-related factors were correlated to fatigue: the number of complications due to diabetes, diabetes-related distress and diabetes specific self-efficacy. Also, there was a univariate relationship between fatigue and somatic comorbidity. In a multiple regression, several cognitive behavioural factors were found to be potential determinants of fatigue: disrupted sleep-wake patterns, low physical activity, catastrophising thoughts about ...
OBJECTIVE: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common unrelieved symptoms experienced by patients. CRF is underrecognized and undertreated due to a lack of clinically sensitive instruments that integrate easily into clinics. Modern computerized adaptive testing (CAT) can overcome these obstacles by enabling precise assessment of fatigue without requiring the administration of a large number of questions. A working item bank is essential for development of a CAT platform. The present report describes the building of an operational item bank for use in clinical settings with the ultimate goal of improving CRF identification and treatment. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: The sample included 301 cancer patients. Psychometric properties of items were examined by using Rasch analysis, an Item Response Theory (IRT) model. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The final bank includes 72 items. These 72 unidimensional items explained 57.5% of the variance, based on factor analysis results. Excellent internal ...
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Results Sjögrens patients had higher scores on all five fatigue dimensions (p,0.001) and lower scores on moderate and vigorous intensity activity (p≤0.001) compared with control participants. In the Sjögrens group, lower physical activity and higher activity avoidance and somatic focus were associated with more severe fatigue on most fatigue dimensions. For general fatigue and physical fatigue, especially the combination of low physical activity and high activity avoidance was associated with more severe fatigue (p,0.05).. ...
Fatigue in patients with cancers of the breast or prostate undergoing radical radiotherapy. To determine the prevalence, severity, and correlates of fatigue among patients with cancers of the Prostate or breast receiving high dose radiotherapy with curative intent, a prospective, questionnaire based study, evaluated a convenience sample of 62 patients who were about to start a course of radiotherapy. Patients were assessed immediately prior to treatment, and again within a week of finishing. Fatigue was assessed using the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the Bidimensional Fatigue Scale (BFS). Quality of life was assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30-item Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQc30). Psychological distress was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Personality Traits were assessed using the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI). Fatigue severity increased significantly on 3 out of the 5 assessment instruments ...
The objective of this study was to examine whether multiple sclerosis (MS)-related fatigue affects patients cognitive performance. Thirty patients who had substantial fatigue in conjunction with MS and who reported marked diurnal variability in the severity of their fatigue were tested on two occasions: during a period of high fatigue and during a period of relatively low fatigue. The order of these sessions was counterbalanced across patients. During both sessions, patients completed a questionnaire concerning their present state of fatigue and a battery of neuropsychological tests of planning, selective attention, and paired associate learning. Although patients confirmed greater fatigue during the period of high fatigue and felt they had performed more poorly during this period, there were no differences in cognitive performance that could be attributed to fatigue. Instead, all subjects showed improvement from the first to the second session regardless of whether the latter entailed a period ...
Fatigue occurs frequently in patients with cancer, neurological diseases and chronic inflammatory diseases, but the biological mechanisms that lead to and regulate fatigue are largely unknown. When the innate immune system is activated, heat shock proteins (HSPs) are produced to protect cells. Some extracellular HSPs appear to recognize cellular targets in the brain, and we hypothesize that fatigue may be generated by specific HSPs signalling through neuronal or glial cells in the central nervous system. From a cohort of patients with primary Sjögrens syndrome, 20 patients with high and 20 patients with low fatigue were selected. Fatigue was evaluated with a fatigue visual analogue scale. Plasma concentrations of HSP32, HSP60, HSP72 and HSP90α were measured and analysed to determine if there were associations with the level of fatigue. Plasma concentrations of HSP90α were significantly higher in patients with high fatigue compared with those with low fatigue, and there was a tendency to ...
Requiring this type of Management system may be due to constraints that are placed on driver scheduling, route limitations or any further impacts including lifestyle factors or personal fatigue requirements.. The advantages of having this accreditation within your business may assist in Commercial advantages such as the ability to fulfill contractual obligations with further efficiencies or in a more suitable time frame to meet changing route conditions.. This may also assist in the hiring and retention of more experienced heavy vehicle operators and remove the complexities of rules and obligations within Basic Fatigue Management (BFM) or standard hours.. .. ...
The Fatigue Management Guide for Airline Operations supports Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS), presenting the common approach of pilots, regulators and operators to this complex issues
Exercise and/or psychological interventions are more effective strategies than pharmaceutical interventions to reduce cancer-related fatigue.
Stone, P, Ream, E, Richardson, A, Thomas, H, Andrews, P, Campbell, P, Dawson, T, Edwards, J, Goldie, T, Hammick, M et al, Kearney, N, Lean, M, Rapley, D, Smith, AG, Teague, C and Young, A. (2003) Cancer-related fatigue - a difference of opinion? Results of a multicentre survey of healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers ...
The objective of this study is to develop a structured and evidence-based self-management program to cope with cancer-related fatigue and to assess the
Horneber, M; Fischer, I; Dimeo, F; Rüffer, J U; Weis, J Cancer-Related Fatigue: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109(9): ; DOI: /arztebl
Overall, the patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer had poorer sleep quality, higher depression levels, lower salivary melatonin levels, higher cortisol levels, and flatter melatonin and cortisol slopes than did the controls. The fatigue level and cortisol slope significantly predicted sleep qual …
Fatigue is one of the most common problems for people receiving cancer treatment. Fatigue also can be a symptom of cancer. The fatigue is not the same as fatigue experienced by healthy people. It is described as feeling heavy, weak or worn out, and as having a complete lack of energy. Cancer fatigue can affect a persons quality of life, and can cause depression or other emotional problems.
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The specific instruments used for the PROs in this evaluation are well described in published reports. The MOS-Sleep17 is one of several instruments designed to assess sleep and has been shown to have good psychometric properties.14 For measuring fatigue, Wolfe18 reviewed fatigue scales of suitable length or previously used for rheumatic diseases and concluded that the VAS fatigue measure was just as suitable for a simple assessment of fatigue as more extensive scales. However, when it is of interest, a greater understanding of fatigue may be found by evaluating and comparing different domains of fatigue, requiring a multidomain fatigue instrument. Preliminary work has shown that days of limited activity is a simple activity participation measure reflecting real changes in patient clinical status and quality of life, and it is valid, reliable, and sensitive to change.19 Assessment of quality of life is a central PRO. A consensus on the important domains include physical function, ...
OBJECTIVE: To examine patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with different rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity levels and identify residual symptoms. METHODS: Post hoc analyses of overall and Japanese data from two randomized controlled trials including RA patients with previous inadequate responses to methotrexate (NCT01710358) or no/minimal previous disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment (NCT01711359) (sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company). Week 24 assessments were disease activity (Simplified Disease Activity Index, Disease Activity Score/Disease Activity Score 28 joints-erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and PROs (pain visual analog scale [VAS], morning joint stiffness [MJS], Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, and Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 Health Survey Physical and Mental Component Scores ...
As many as 80 percent of people with lupus experience fatigue. For some people with lupus, fatigue is their main symptom. Fatigue can be debilitating, even to the point of forcing them to stop working.. It is unclear why extreme fatigue occurs in so many people with lupus. Several factors appear to be related to the experience of fatigue. These include disease activity and pain level, medications taken, age, poor mental and/or physical health, and the absence of sufficient social support.. Poor coping strategies, feelings of helplessness, depression or anxiety, smoking, and lack of exercise can also be related to lupus fatigue. Before a physician can conclude that fatigue is related to these factors, he or she will rule out any treatable causes of fatigue such as anemia, kidney failure, or hypothyroidism.. Physicians experienced with lupus recognize the harmful and even destructive effects that extreme fatigue can have, and research is underway to learn more about how to treat the ...
Objective. Sleep disturbance and chronic fatigue are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and contribute to disability, symptomatology, and healthcare use. It has long been recognized in other populations that exercise can improve sleep and diminish fatigue. The effect of exercise on sleep quality and fatigue in RA has not been evaluated. Methods. Ours is a randomized controlled study in RA to determine the effect of an exercise program on sleep quality and fatigue. These were measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Fatigue Severity Scale. Patients were randomized to either a 12-week, home-based exercise intervention or usual care. The exercise program consisted of specific exercises to target individual deficiencies identified using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) with cardiovascular work as per the guidelines. The intervention group was evaluated on a 3-week basis. Full evaluation was carried out at baseline and at 12 weeks. Results. Forty patients were randomized to ...
Context: High quality fatigue rating scales are needed to advance understanding of fatigue nd determine the efficacy of interventions. Several fatigue scales are used in Parkinsons isease, but few have been tested using modern psychometric methodology (Rasch analysis).. Objectives: To examine the measuring properties of the generic Functional Assessment of hronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT-F) scale and the condition-specific 16-item arkinson Fatigue Scale (PFS-16) using Rasch analysis.. Methods: Postal survey data (n=150; 47% women; mean age, 70) were Rasch analyzed. FS-16 scores were tested according both to the original polytomous and the suggested lternative dichotomized scoring methods.. Results: The PFS-16 showed overall Rasch model fit whereas the FACIT-F showed signs of isfit, which probably was due to a sleepiness-related item and mixing of ositively/negatively worded items. There was no differential tem functioning by disease uration but by fatigue status (greater likelihood of ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Chasing the silver bullet: measuring driver fatigue using simple and complex tasks. AU - Baulk, Stuart. AU - Biggs, Sarah. AU - Reid, Kathryn. AU - van den Heuvel, Cameron. AU - Dawson, Drew. PY - 2008. Y1 - 2008. N2 - Driver fatigue remains a significant cause of motor-vehicle accidents worldwide. New technologies are increasingly utilised to improve road safety, but there are no effective on-road measures for fatigue. While simulated driving tasks are sensitive, and simple performance tasks have been used in industrial fatigue management systems (FMS) to quantify risk, little is known about the relationship between such measures. Establishing a simple, on-road measure of fatigue, as a fitness-to-drive tool, is an important issue for road safety and accident prevention, particularly as many fatigue related accidents are preventable. This study aimed to measure fatigue-related performance decrements using a simple task (reaction time - RT) and a complex task (driving simulation), ...
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage organisational fatigue management policy and procedures in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations.
Fatigue detection software is intended to reduce fatigue related fatalities and incidents. Several companies are working on a technology for use in industries such as mining, road- and rail haulage and aviation. The technology may soon find wider applications in industries such as health care and education. In an operational environment scenario where operating systems are dependent on human performance, fatigue can be defined as an inclination to degrade performance. Thus, fatigue is an indicator of baseline risk for the occurrence of errors and accidents. Globally mining operations are at risk of fatigued workers. Sleepiness and fatigue increase human error and contribute to accidents which can be fatal. Factors compounding fatigue levels in mine workers include; disruptions in circadian rhythms due to shift work, exposure to noise, vibration and chemicals, monotonous and repetitive nature of tasks and night shift driving. Studies recognise a connotation between lifestyle and fatigue. Mine ...
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Background. Fatigue is a frequently reported symptom in women following early breast cancer treatment and may be increased with adjuvant breast radiotherapy (RT). Within the START Quality of Life (QoL) sub study the effect of a range of clinical and psychological factors and symptoms on fatigue is investigated in women following RT for early stage breast cancer.. Method. A subgroup of women were recruited to the QoL study and completed the EORTC QLQ C-30, BR23 and HADS at baseline (after surgery +/- chemotherapy (CT) but before RT) and at 6, 12, 24 and 60 months. Fatigue was measured as a symptom subscale comprised of 3 individual items. The effect of age, time from surgery, type of surgery, CT, endocrine therapy, RT schedule and change over time were tested using a GEE model. Correlations between fatigue and anxiety, depression, insomnia and physical functioning were examined.. Results. 2180 (99%) women completed baseline QoL. Fatigue levels were highest pre RT (median 33.33) and decreased ...
PURPOSE: Fatigue is a symptom in patients with chronic gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases. Different instruments have been developed to assess the severity of fatigue and the 40-item Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) is among the most widely used. Shorter versions of FIS include the 21-item Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), and an eight-item version for everyday use. The study aimed to assess construct validity, reliability, and sufficiency of the raw score of the original FIS with 40 items, and examine the sufficiency of the 21 items from the Modified scale and the eight items of the Daily Fatigue Impact Scale (D-FIS), all of which are embedded in the 40-item scale ...
Introduction: Fatigue is the most troublesome untreated symptom during radical breast radiotherapy. This situation persists due to an uncertain aetiology and an inability to identify patients at high risk of experiencing significant fatigue during subsequent radiotherapy. Aetiological investigations of the current study concentrated on discriminating the radiotherapy-specific effects on fatigue, in a context encompassing multiple psychological and physiological covariates. Prognostic aspects sought to characterise a high-risk patient. Methods: The study cohort comprised 100 women, diagnosed with Stage 0 to IIA breast cancer, and prescribed standard whole breast irradiation to 40Gy in 15 fractions over three weeks. The use of systemic therapies was an exclusion criterion. A cytokine-induced sickness behaviour model framed the study investigations, and provided a theoretical link between localised radiotherapy and systemic fatigue. The outcome fatigue was assessed before, during and four weeks ...
The Fatigue Severity Score (FSS), the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), and the ModifiedFatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) are the most commonly used scales for fatigue assess-ment in MS patients.The FSS is composed of 9 items that assess perceivedSubjects are asked to assign a number from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7(strongly agree) stating their agreement with each statement.Responses aresummed and averaged, with a score of 4 or more indicating significant The FIS has been identified by the Multiple Sclerosis Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines as the most appropriate for assessing the impact of MS-related fatigueon quality of life.The FIS is a retrospective tool designed to evaluate fatigue duringthe past month. The FIS has separate subscales for physical, psychosocial, andcognitive functions, which span more than 40 statements.Subjects are asked toscore the effect of fatigue on those 4 dimensions using a 5-point scale from 0 (noproblem) to 4 (extreme problem). Since the FIS takes approximately 10 to ...
Our results suggest that ASA may improve some self-report measures of fatigue impact and severity. Baseline fatigue levels and outcomes were not affected by clinical variables, increasing the likelihood that we measured a common MS fatigue construct. We detected a treatment response despite confounders such as prior fatigue therapy use (33%) and current use of antidepressants or immunomodulatory drugs. We did not detect fatigue reduction on all outcome measures. Potential explanations include that individual scales measure diverse aspects of the fatigue construct, psychometric properties of scales differ, and characteristics of our patient sample may differ from other studies.5. Known pharmacological mechanisms of ASA, especially regarding fever, may be relevant to our results.6,7 ASA mediates the febrile response at the hypothalamus by irreversibly inhibiting cyclooxygenase and blocking prostaglandin E2 production. In MS, these effects could modulate hypothalamic output, thereby affecting ...
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Background: Fatigue is widespread in the population and a common complaint in primary care. Little is known about prevalence of fatigue in the population and its predictors. We aimed to describe the pattern of fatigue in the general population and to explore the associations with age, sex, socioeconomic status, self-reported physical activity, sitting time and self-rated health.. Methods: One thousand, five hundred and fifty-seven out of 2500 invited subjects in the Northern Sweden MONICA Study 2014, aged 25-74 years, filled out the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), consisting of four subscales: General fatigue (GF), Physical fatigue (PF), Reduced activity (RA) and Mental fatigue (MF). Questions regarding age, sex, socioeconomic status, physical activity, sitting time and self-rated health were also included.. Results: Higher age correlated significantly with lower fatigue scores for the GF and MF subscales. Women had higher fatigue scores than men on all subscales (p , 0.05). Among ...
Validated or standardized self-report questionnaires used in research studies and clinical evaluation of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) generally focus on the assessment of fatigue. There are relatively few published questionnaires that evaluate case defining and other accompanying symptoms in CFS. This paper introduces the self-report CDC CFS Symptom Inventory and analyzes its psychometric properties. One hundred sixty-four subjects (with CFS, other fatiguing illnesses and non fatigued controls) identified from the general population of Wichita, Kansas were enrolled. Evaluation included a physical examination, a standardized psychiatric interview, three previously validated self-report questionnaires measuring fatigue and illness impact (Medical Outcomes Survey Short-Form-36 [MOS SF-36], Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory [MFI], Chalder Fatigue Scale), and the CDC CFS Symptom Inventory. Based on theoretical assumptions and statistical analyses, we developed several different Symptom Inventory scores
Resveratrol (RES) is a well-known phytocompound and food component which has antioxidative and multifunctional bioactivities. However, there is limited evidence for the effects of RES on physical fatigue and exercise performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential beneficial effects of trans-RES on fatigue and ergogenic functions following physiological challenge. Male ICR mice from four groups (n = 8 per group) were orally administered RES for 21 days at 0, 25, 50, and 125 mg/kg/day, which were respectively designated the vehicle, RES-25, RES-50, and RES-125 groups. The anti-fatigue activity and exercise performance were evaluated using forelimb grip strength, exhaustive swimming time, and levels of serum lactate, ammonia, glucose, and creatine kinase (CK) after a 15-min swimming exercise. The exhaustive swimming time of the RES-25 group (24.72 ± 7.35 min) was significantly (p = 0.0179) longer than that of vehicle group (10.83 ± 1.15 min). A trend analysis revealed that RES
To study fatigue in young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) 18 years after disease onset, and to compare with controls. Consecutive children with onset of JIA between 1997 and 2000, from geographically defined areas of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland were followed for 18 years in a close to population-based prospective cohort study. Clinical features, demographic and patient-reported data were collected. Inclusion criteria in the present study were a baseline visit 6 months after disease onset, followed by an 18-year follow-up with available self-reported fatigue score (Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), 1-7). Severe fatigue was defined as FSS ≥4. For comparison, Norwegian age and sex matched controls were used. Among 377 young adults with JIA, 26% reported severe fatigue, compared to 12% among controls. We found higher burden of fatigue among participants with sleep problems, pain, poor health, reduced participation in school/work, physical disability, active disease, or use of disease
|jats:p|In this study we set out to define the characteristics of autonomic subgroups of patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The study included 131 patients with CFS (Fukuda criteria). Participants completed the following screening symptom assessment tools: Chalder Fatigue Scale, Fatigue Impact Scale, Fatigue Severity Scale, Epworth Sleepiness Scales, the self-reported Composite Autonomic Symptom Scale. Autonomic parameters were measured at rest with a Task Force Monitor (CNS Systems) and arterial stiffness using an Arteriograph (TensioMed Kft.). Principal axis factor analysis yielded four factors: fatigue, subjective and objective autonomic dysfunction and arterial stiffness. Using cluster analyses, these factors were grouped in four autonomic profiles: 34% of patients had sympathetic symptoms with dysautonomia, 5% sympathetic alone, 21% parasympathetic and 40% had issues with sympathovagal balance. Those with a sympathetic-dysautonomia phenotype were associated with more severe disease,
Severe fatigue is a major health problem in fibromyalgia (FM). Obesity is common in FM, but the influence of adipokines and growth factors is not clear. The aim was to examine effects of exercise on fatigue, in lean, overweight and obese FM patients. In a longitudinal study, 48 FM patients (median 52 years) exercised for 15 weeks. Nine patients were lean (body mass index, BMI 18.5 to 24.9), 26 overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9) and 13 obese. Fatigue was rated on a 0 to 100 mm scale (fibromyalgia impact questionnaire [FIQ] fatigue) and multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) general fatigue (MFIGF). Higher levels in FIQ fatigue and MFIGF indicate greater degree of fatigue. Free and total IGF-1, neuropeptides, adipokines were determined in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Baseline FIQ fatigue correlated negatively with serum leptin (r = -0.345; P = 0.016) and nerve growth factor (NGF; r = -0.412; P = 0.037). In lean patients, baseline MFIGF associated negatively with serum resistin (r = -0.694; P = 0.038
The aim of this study was to explore perceived fatigue, experienced functional limitations due to fatigue and clinical correlates in patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1). In total, 32 consecutive patients with DM1 (14 women and 18 men) and 30 sex, age and education matched healthy control subjects participated. Perceived fatigue was rated on the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS). Patients also completed a set of assessments aimed to characterize CTG-repeat size, muscle impairment, depression and cognitive functions. Non-parametric analysis were performed as appropriate, including Mann-Whitney U-test and Spearman correlation test. DM1 patients had higher FIS total score than healthy controls, suggesting higher fatigue levels. More specifically, DM1 patients scored higher on the FIS physical and psychosocial subscales than controls but not on the FIS cognitive scale. Scores on fatigue correlated significantly with muscle impairment and depression. Perceived fatigue is significantly more common in
Emergency response providers constitute an occupational group that is particularly vulnerable to the effects of sleepiness and fatigue. Considering the work they do, such a vulnerability poses significant risks to the health and safety of the responders themselves and of the general public. The development and implementation of fatigue management programs, plans, and policies for emergency response providers is therefore essential to protecting the health and safety of this critical segment of the workforce, as well as the people it serves.. In the short term, sleep loss and excessive periods of wakefulness are associated with sleepiness, which can cause both job performance problems (e.g., errors, failure of empathy) and work-related injuries (e.g., driving accidents), and possibly harm to the public if the emergency response provider has a failure in judgment or makes a technical error. In the longer term, working without adequate recovery between shifts can lead to fatigue, which can have ...
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and distressing symptom of cancer and/or cancer treatment that persists for years after treatment completion in approximately one third of cancer survivors. Exercise is beneficial for the management of CRF, and general exercise guidelines for cancer survivors are available. There are multiple potential pathways by which exercise improves CRF, and cancer survivors with CRF are diverse with respect to cancer type, treatments and experienced side effects. While the general exercise guidelines are likely sufficient for most cancer survivors, tailoring of exercise interventions may be more effective in those with persistent fatigue. The primary aim of this research is to investigate the effect of a traditional vs. tailored exercise intervention on CRF severity in cancer survivors with persistent CRF. Cancer survivors (≥ 3 months and ≤ 5 years since primary treatment) who score ≤ 34 on the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale (FACIT-F)
Publication Year and Month: 2013 12. Abstract: We evaluate the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and to determine whether these scales are potentially applicable for measuring fatigue in postpolio patients (PPS). After the Turkish adaptation of FSS and FIS using a forward-backward procedure, the scales were administered to 48 PPS patients without additional health problems that may induce fatigue. Reliability studies were carried out by determination of intraclass correlation coefficient and internal consistency by the Cronbach-α coefficient. Validity was tested by within-scale analyses and analyses against the external criteria including convergent validity and discriminant validity. Correlations with the Notthingham Health Profile (NHP), fatigue, pain and cramp severity (visual analog scale), and manual muscle testing were performed. Sensitivity to changes was determined by standardized response mean values. All ...
The prevalence of fatigue is high in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, we used latent class analysis to reveal patterns of fatigue, anxiety, depression and organ involvement in a large international cohort of SLE patients.We used the Lupus BioBank of the upper Rhein to analyse patterns of fatigue using latent class analysis (LCA). After determining the optimal number of latent classes, patients were assigned according to model generated probabilities, and characteristics of classes were compared.A total of 502 patients were included. Significant fatigue, anxiety and depression were reported by 341 (67.9%), 159 (31.7%) and 52 (10.4%) patients, respectively. LCA revealed a first cluster (67.5% of patients) with low disease activity [median (25th-75th percentile interquartile range) Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment (SELENA)-SLEDAI: 2 (0-4)], significant fatigue (55.5%, P ...
A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.. Working with mice, the researchers, led by Kathleen Sluka, Ph.D., professor in the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, found that a protein involved in muscle pain works in conjunction with the male hormone testosterone to protect against muscle fatigue.. Chronic pain and fatigue often occur together -- as many as three in four people with chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain report having fatigue; and as many as 94 percent of people with chronic fatigue syndromes report muscle pain. Women make up the majority of patients with these conditions.. To probe the link between pain and fatigue, and the influence of sex, the UI team compared exercise-induced muscle fatigue in male ...
A daily cup of flavonoid-rich cocoa may help ease fatigue in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), according to the results of a small clinical trial.. The study A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled feasibility trial of flavonoid-rich cocoa for fatigue in people with relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis was published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.. Fatigue is experienced by 90% of people with MS and, despite many approaches for fatigue management, exercise shows signs of being the most effective. However, even exercise has its limitations, and beneficial strategies are needed.. Dark chocolate containing 70 to 85% cocoa solids has shown success in improving fatigue in people with chronic fatigue syndrome. A small trial showed that consumption of flavonoid rich dark cocoa for a short term increased sleep quality and reduced fatigue in people with MS.. Flavonoids are a type of antioxidant found in several plant-based foods, such as dark ...
Study finds the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to be more valuable in assessing fatigue in fibromyalgia patients than the Fibromyalgia Impact Qu
Furthermore, age, gender, indication for transplantation, and time since transplantation were evaluated.. The team also assessed immunosuppressive medication, self-experienced disability, and health-related quality of life as potential associated factors.. The researchers found that 66% of all patients were fatigued, and 44% of all patients were severely fatigued.. Patients experienced physical fatigue with reduced activity rather than mental fatigue and reduced motivation.. Age, gender, self-experienced disabilities, and health related quality of life were factors that correlated with severity of fatigue.. Dr van den Berg-Emons team concluded, This study indicates that fatigue is a major problem in patients after liver transplantation, and no indications were found that complaints of fatigue improve over time. Liver transplant recipients experience physical fatigue and reduced activity rather than mental fatigue and reduced motivation. These findings have implications for the development of ...
Muscle fatigue reduces muscle strength and balance control in young people. It is not clear whether fatigue resistance seen in older persons leads to different effects. In order to understand whether muscle fatigue may increase fall risk in older persons, a systematic literature review aimed to summarize knowledge on the effects of lower extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on balance and functional tasks in older people was performed. Studies were identified with searches of the PUBMED and SCOPUS data bases. Papers describing effects of lower extremity or trunk muscle fatigue protocols on balance or functional tasks in older people were included. Studies were compared with regards to study population characteristics, fatigue protocol, and balance and functional task outcomes. Seven out of 266 studies met the inclusion criteria. Primary findings were: fatigue via resistance exercises to lower limb and trunk muscles induces postural instability during quiet standing; induced hip, knee and ankle muscle
Fatigue damage behaviors of four metal materials in the very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) regime have been studied using ultrasonic fatigue test and microstructure analysis. The results show that the fatigue crack initiation in VHCF regime could occur at subsurface non-defect fatigue crack origin (SNDFCO), where the accumulated cyclic strains or damage in the specimens were highly localized, especially in the materials with some softer phase, where the local maximum strain can be eight times higher than the average strain value in the specimen. This high strain localization can cause a local plasticity exhaustion that leads to a stress concentration and consequently fatigue crack initiation, and finally the formation of SNDFCO. For pure single phase austenitic material, strain localization can also occur due to dislocation accumulation at or near grain boundaries, which can become fatigue crack initiation origin in the VHCF regime. The results in this study show that fatigue damage and crack ...
Study Purpose: The effects of fatigue on human behavior, performance, and physiology are well understood and widely known. Excess fatigue arising from sleep loss, circadian disruption, and other factors tends to decrease alertness, impair performance, and worsen mood. As such, it is reasonable to expect that the performance, health, and safety of patrol officers, as well as police-community relations, are adversely affected by the fatigue an officer may experience. This study was undertaken to assess the connections between administratively controllable sources of fatigue among police patrol officers and problems such as diminished performance, accidents, and illness. The study sought to answer: (1) What is the prevalence of officer fatigue, and what are officers attitudes toward it? (2) What are the causes or correlates of officer fatigue? (3) How does fatigue affect officer safety, health, and job performance? and (4) Can officer fatigue be measured objectively? Study Design: Four police ...
The research investigated relationships between subjective fatigue, performance, and four physiological parameters: sinus arrhythmia, pupil behavior, blink rate, and tension of the neck muscles. Fatigue was induced by a doppler recognition task and rigid body posture. Performance was measured as the proportion of correct doppler identifications. There was no detection of a performance change during the two and one half-hour experimental sessions. Sinus arrhythmia and eyelid blink rate were also found to remain unchanged. An alteration was found in the measures of neck muscle tension levels, subjective fatigue, and the average pupil diameter. Subjective ratings of fatigue were found to be highly correlated with time-on-task and the electromyographic response of certain neck muscles. Polynomial regression indicated a significant linear relationship between the subjective ratings and the tension measured. (Author)*FATIGUE
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THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- There are clear differences in the brains of people with chronic fatigue syndrome and the brains of healthy people, new research indicates. Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine said their findings could help doctors diagnose this baffling condition and shed light on how it develops. People with chronic fatigue syndrome are often misdiagnosed or labeled as hypochondriacs. Using three types of brain scanning technologies, we found that [chronic fatigue syndrome] patients brains diverge from those of healthy subjects in at least three distinct ways, said the studys lead author, Dr. Michael Zeineh, assistant professor of radiology, in a Stanford news release.. Chronic fatigue syndrome affects up to 4 million people in the United States alone, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The condition, which causes debilitating and constant fatigue that persists for six months or more, is difficult to diagnose. Other ...
TY - GEN. T1 - Fatigue life properties and anomalous macroscopic fatigue fracture surfaces of low carbon steel JIS-SM490B in high-pressure hydrogen gas environment. AU - Ogawa, Yuhei. AU - Matsunaga, Hisao. AU - Yoshikawa, Michio. AU - Yamabe, Junichiro. AU - Matsuoka, Saburo. PY - 2016/1/1. Y1 - 2016/1/1. N2 - Tension-compression fatigue tests using smooth specimens of low carbon steel JIS-SM490B were carried out in air and hydrogen gas environment under the pressure of 0.7 and 115 MPa at room temperature. In 0.7 MPa hydrogen gas, fatigue life curve was nearly equivalent to that in air. On the other hand, in 115 MPa hydrogen gas, fatigue life was significantly degraded in the relatively short fatigue life regime (e.g. Nf , 105). To clarify the effect of hydrogen environment on fracture process, fracture surfaces of these specimens were observed. In general, fatigue fracture process of steels with low or moderate strength is macroscopically divided into 3 stages. In the first stage (stage I), ...
Subjects in the experimental group received acupressure for 12 minutes per day, followed by a three-minute massage of the legs, three days a week, for four weeks. The acupressure points Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Taixi and Yungchuan were deemed appropriate for easing fatigue and depression.. These points were pressed and rubbed using the pads of the fingers with a force of about three-to-five kilograms for five seconds, with a one-second release at the end. Each point was stimulated for three minutes. After 12 minutes of acupressure, subjects legs were massaged for three minutes.. Researchers used the revised Piper Fatigue Scale to measure fatigue, and the Chinese version of Becks Depression Inventory was used to measure depression, at the beginning and end of the four-week study. The results of the study revealed a significant decrease in perceived fatigue from the start to the finish of the study for subjects in the experimental group, whereas the control group showed no significant difference in ...
BACKGROUND: Checkpoint inhibitors have changed overall survival for patients with advanced melanoma. However, there is a lack of data on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of long-term advanced melanoma survivors, years after treatment. Therefore, we evaluated HRQoL in long-term advanced melanoma survivors and compared the study outcomes with matched controls without cancer.. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ipilimumab-treated advanced melanoma survivors without evidence of disease and without subsequent systemic therapy for a minimum of two years following last administration of ipilimumab were eligible for this study. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Melanoma questionnaire (FACT-M) were administered. Controls were individually matched for age, gender, and educational status. ...
Then there is the mental fatigue, which resembles the brain fog many lupus patients experience. I find mental fatigue very exasperating. I am a student of biology at university and compared to the focused, productive student I used to be at school ten years ago, I barely recognise myself. My brain feels like it is wading through mud and I feel like I am being constantly followed by a foggy cloud, which sucks the thoughts and life out of me. I find it very hard to concentrate and focus. I often end up reading the same thing over and over again and nothing will sink through. I seem to have no short-term memory and Im always forgetting what I am meant to be saying half-way through my sentences. I curse myself for this, though I know it is not my fault, because the fog makes me feel dumb and stupid. To those who dont understand, I appear slow, or anxious or bird-brained. Just like physical fatigue, this sort of fatigue is very difficult to explain to those who dont walk in our shoes. ...
The aim of this study was to identify subsets of patients with fibromyalgia with similar symptom profiles using the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) core symptom domains. Female patients with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia and currently meeting fibromyalgia research survey criteria completed the Brief Pain Inventory, the 30-item Profile of Mood States, the Medical Outcomes Sleep Scale, the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, the Multiple Ability Self-Report Questionnaire, the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire-Revised (FIQ-R) and the Short Form-36 between 1 June 2011 and 31 October 2011. Hierarchical agglomerative clustering was used to identify subgroups of patients with similar symptom profiles. To validate the results from this sample, hierarchical agglomerative clustering was repeated in an external sample of female patients with fibromyalgia with similar inclusion criteria. A total of 581 females with a mean age of 55.1 (range, 20.1 to 90.2) years were included. A four-cluster solution best
Severe fatigue is a common complaint among patients. Often, the fatigue is transient or can be attributed to a definable organic illness. Some patients present with persistent and disabling fatigue, but show no abnormalities on physical examination or screening laboratory tests. In these cases, the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) should be considered. CFS is characterized by debilitating fatigue with associated myalgias, tender lymph nodes, arthralgias, chills, feverish feelings, and postexertional malaise. Diagnosis of CFS is primarily by exclusion with no definitive laboratory test or physical findings. Medical research continues to examine the many possible etiologic agents for CFS (infectious, immunologic, neurologic, and psychiatric), but the answer remains elusive. It is known that CFS is a heterogeneous disorder possibly involving an interaction of biologic systems. Similarities with fibromyalgia exist and concomitant illnesses include irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) treatments alleviate chronic fatigue symptoms whether the causes of fatigue are viral (including the Epstein Barr virus) or due to another immune dysfunction syndrome. T...
Despite strong indications that fatigue is the most common and debilitating symptom after traumatic brain injury, little is known about its frequency, natural history, or relation to other factors. The current protocol outlines a strategy for a systematic review that will identify, assess, and critically appraise studies that assessed predictors for fatigue and the consequences of fatigue on at least two separate time points following traumatic brain injury. MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL, and PsycINFO will be systematically searched for relevant peer-reviewed studies. Reference lists of eligible papers will also be searched. All English language studies with a longitudinal design that focus on fatigue in adults with primary-impact traumatic brain injury will be included. Studies on fatigue following brain injury due to secondary pathological processes (intracranial complications, edema, ischemia/infarction, and systemic intracranial conditions) will be excluded.
Testing of large prototype lead zirconate titanate (PZT) stacks presents substantial technical challenges to electronic testing systems, so an alternative approach that uses subunits extracted from prototypes has been pursued. Extracted 10-layer and 20-layer plate specimens were subjected to an electric cycle test under an electric field of 3.0/0.0 kV/mm, 100 Hz to 10{sup 8} cycles. The effects of measurement field level and stack size (number of PZT layers) on the fatigue responses of piezoelectric and dielectric coefficients were observed. On-line monitoring permitted examination of the fatigue response of the PZT stacks. The fatigue rate (based on on-line monitoring) and the fatigue index (based on the conductance spectrum from impedance measurement or small signal measurement) were developed to quantify the fatigue status of the PZT stacks. The controlling fatigue mechanism was analyzed against the fatigue observations. The data presented can serve as input to design optimization of PZT ...
For a complete list, please see Holmes, et al.1 When you have ruled out all these conditions, there is a good chance you have a chronic fatigue patient on your hands. Many times the chiropractor is not the first professional a chronic fatigue (CF) patient has seen, often coming to us as a last resort. Also, many CF patients will enter our offices not for treatment of CF, but for relief of the musculoskeletal complaints that often accompany it. It is no secret that the allopathic practitioners who believe in CF have a difficult problem treating this condition. There are also many doctors who incorrectly call chronic fatigue patients depressed. Depression certainly can cause fatigue, and many fatigued patients are depressed, but we must find out which came first. Obviously, if every doctor in town tells you that you dont have a problem, it would be hard not to get depressed. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) seems to be a postviral dysfunction of the bodys energy production system. It can affect ...
Hello Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction (CFIDS) became apparent in the mid 1980s as an epidemic characterized by debilitating fatigue and a host of other symptoms such...
New York, June 28 (IANS) Contrary to common perception, chronic fatigue syndrome may not be psychological in origin as researchers have now identified biological markers of the disease in gut bacteria and inflammatory microbial agents in the blood. The findings suggest that changing diets, using prebiotics such as dietary fibers or probiotics could treat chronic fatigue syndrome, a condition where normal exertion leads to debilitating fatigue that is not alleviated by rest.. Physicians have been mystified by the disease as there are no known triggers, and diagnosis often requires lengthy tests administered by an expert.. Now, for the first time, Cornell University researchers described how they correctly diagnosed myalgic encephalomyeletis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in 83 per cent of patients through stool samples and blood work, offering a noninvasive diagnosis and a step toward understanding the cause of the disease.. Our work demonstrates that the gut bacterial microbiome in chronic ...
Diagnosis and treatment of OC, mostly comprising debulking surgery and subsequent chemotherapy, entail severe symptom burden and a significant loss of patients quality of life.. Correspondingly, our study results indicate impairments for a wide range of somatic and psychological symptoms at the beginning of chemotherapy. Thus, at baseline, levels of anxiety and the prevalence of depressive symptoms were increased as reflected by self- as well as proxy-ratings. Similarly, fatigue (in terms of general fatigue, physical fatigue and reduced activity) was found to be high. Patients, however, recovered significantly over time up until aftercare. A strong improvement was not only found for anxiety and regarding the prevalence of depressive symptoms but also for almost all aspects of functioning covered by the QLQ-C30 as well as for fatigue (less pronounced for mental fatigue and reduced motivation). Both HADS as well as MFI-20 scores returned toward general population levels [30, 31].. From a clinical ...
Although physical and emotional fatigue is the most common side effect of cancer treatment, it remains underreported, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Yet the exhaustion patients experience can significantly interfere with their daily functioning, and fatigue can persist for months or even years after treatment ends.. Of the non-pharmacologic interventions for cancer-related fatigue, researchers have found exercise to have the strongest potential to produce a therapeutic benefit. Exercise improves a wide range of biopsychosocial outcomes in patients with cancer. Studies have demonstrated that patients who exercise are less tired, less depressed, and sleep better. Of course, this can be counterintuitive for patients, who often reduce or stop exercising when undergoing fatigue-inducing treatments such as radiation. To counteract this impulse, oncology social workers at Mount Sinai Downtown Cancer Centers in New York City developed a quality improvement initiative to teach patients about the ...
Japan has been making research for fatigue and CFS a top priority, with economic implications estimated at $3.5 billion a year for chronic fatigue syndrome alone and $10.2 billion a year for general fatigue.. Japanese research teams (Hirohito Kiratsune, Yasuyoshi Watanabe and their colleagues) have created extensive studies into CFS. In June 2007, results from 15 of these studies were released in the Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine Nippon Rinsho.. The Japanese studies have included researching the prevelance and diagnostic criteria in Japan; an overview of effective medical treatment and management; and research on discrete biochemical abnormalities apparent through specialized blood tests.. The individual studies address viral infections and herpesvirus reactivation, genetic background and marker genes, clinical features, neurotransmitter activity, serum properties and testing, sleep disturbance and evaluation of fatigue. Diagnosis and testing is the focus of several of the ...
In other words, when we have to cope with high stress situations our adrenal glands manufacture more adrenalin. If the stress is prolonged enough, the glands become exhausted, resulting in not only physical fatigue, but also depression and susceptibility to infection. Pregnenolone was tested with people with stressful job situations, such as airline pilots, and confirmed that psychomotor performance improved. It also enhanced the performance of various labour orientated jobs, including lathe workers and leather cutters. Performance was assessed on the basis of overall productivity, quality of work, frequency of mistake and mental and physical fatigue.. Rheumatoid arthritis ...
At the present time, when the pace of life, especially in big cities, is that there is practically no possibility to stop and make a break, doctors are increasingly faced with the phenomenon of the so-called chronic fatigue. Its main symptom, which in turn is one of the signs of depression, is a feeling of loss of energy and high fatigue. But, unlike depression, which is included in the group of affective disorders, it is affect (that is, emotions) that suffer less in chronic fatigue syndrome. On foreground muscle weakness, constantly feel tired, not passing without even looking at the long sleep and rest. Chronic fatigue syndrome, in contrast to depressive disorders, was described for the first time relatively recently. He is diagnosed in mainly from residents of large cities. In domestic medical practice, CFS was described for the first time in 1991 , at the same time the researchers identified several groups of the population, especially susceptible to this condition. These include the ...
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We all know what it is to be exhausted: fatigue seems to be a normal part of human experience when we are overactive, have physical or emotional problems, face stress, or suffer from insomnia. Some of us, in fact, suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, an illness characterized by pervasive fatigue that produces significant disability and lasts more than six months. In this important book, an eminent specialist in fatigue disorders-a physician who is sensitive and empathic to patients complaints-discusses all kinds of fatigue problems, explaining what fatigue is, what causes it, how to combat it, and what patients should know when consulting a doctor about symptoms.The book offers valuable advice on:• how to improve your sleep; • ways to find understanding and sympa thetic doctors; • self-help techniques to manage stress (the role of exercise, relaxation, and coaches); • the best medicines and ancillary techniques used by expert physicians to treat severe
chronic; fatigue; syndrome; myalgic; encephalopathy; ; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is an illness which causes severe, disabling fatigue (tiredness) after physical and mental activity, far beyond what is usually felt. Resting and sleeping will help for a while, but even when people get enough sleep, they still feel tired and get exhausted quickly. Sometimes the pattern of health problems that are called chronic fatigue syndrome are called Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).. To find out more. Raising Children Network ...
ABSTRACT: Objective - Poor sleep quality has been linked to inflammatory processes and worse disease outcomes in the context of many chronic illnesses, but less is known in conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). This study examines the relationships between sleep quality, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and CFS/ME symptoms. Methods - Sixty women diagnosed with CFS/ME were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-based CFS/ME symptom questionnaires. Circulating plasma pro-inflammatory cytokine levels were measured by ELISA. Multiple regression analyses examined associations between sleep, cytokines and symptoms, controlling for age, education, and body mass index. Results - Poor sleep quality (PSQI global score) was associated with greater pro-inflammatory cytokine levels: interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (β = 0.258, p = 0.043), IL-6 (β = 0.281, p = 0.033), and tumor ...
Amarkand tubers are routinely used by many Indian tribes as a specialized food for health and longevity but so far there is no scientific evidence for their activities. Taxonomically, Amarkand belong to genera Eulophia and Dioscorea. In this communication, comparative antifatigue potential of Amarkand was analyzed using forced swimming model in rats and evaluated using biomarkers of physical fatigue. Methanol extracts of tubers of D. bulbifera, E. ochreata, E. leghapanensis and bulbils of D. bulbifera exhibited rich polyphenolic content. D. bulbifera bulbils and E. ochreata significantly prolonged the swimming endurance time. Creatine kinase and urea nitrogen were significantly reduced by treatment of D. bulbifera bulbils and E. ochreata as compared to negative control. D. bulbifera bulbils effectively increased creatine (p < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (p < 0.01) and hemoglobin (p < 0.001) compared to negative control. D. bulbifera bulbils and E. ochreata treatments significantly increased glycogen
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by unexplained fatigue lasting for more than 6 months and accompanied by flulike symptoms. It most commonly affects women aged between 30 and 60 years. To date, clear diagnostic criteria allowing for unambiguous diagno-sis of CFS have not been established. We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with chronic fatigue syndrome in order to showcase the symptoms of this condition and propose a diagnos-tic protocol ...
In metal fatigue, it is common practice to distinguish between high-cycle fatigue (i.e. failure occurring after 10000-100000 cycles) and low-cycle fatigue. For elastic-plastic materials, there is an established correlation between fatigue and energy dissipation. In particular, high-cycle fatigue occurs when the energy dissipation remains bounded in time. Although the physical mechanisms in shape-memory alloys (SMAs) differ from plasticity, the hysteresis that is commonly observed in the stress-strain response shows that some energy dissipation occurs. It can be reasonably assumed that situations where the energy dissipation remains bounded are the most favorable for fatigue durability. In this communication, we present a direct method for determining if the energy dissipation in a SMA structure (submitted to a prescribed loading history) is bounded or not. That method is simple to use and could be relevant for the design of SMA systems with high durability requirements, such as stents. Some numerical
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... or directed attention fatigue. Mental fatigue can also impair physical performance. Physical fatigue, or muscle fatigue, is the ... Physical fatigue results from muscle fatigue brought about by intense physical activity. Mental fatigue results from prolonged ... Affect Cancer-related fatigue Combat stress reaction Directed attention fatigue Effects of fatigue on safety Feeling Gaucher's ... Wikiquote has quotations related to Fatigue. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fatigue. Fatigue - Information for Patients ...
... (also known as listening fatigue or ear fatigue) is a phenomenon that occurs after prolonged exposure to an ... Listener fatigue is not a clinically recognized state, but is a term used by many professionals. The cause for listener fatigue ... However, many patients that did respond with fatigue after music recorded the highest level of fatigue possible on the ... Long-term fatigue is defined as full recovery from temporary threshold shifts taking at least several minutes to occur. ...
... synaptic fatigue is not a result of Ca2+ ions building up in the terminal, and most importantly that synaptic fatigue is an ... Synaptic Fatigue has not been shown to directly cause or result in a central nervous system pathology, although the degrees at ... Synaptic fatigue, or short-term synaptic depression, is an activity-dependent form of short term synaptic plasticity that ... Synaptic fatigue can affect many synapses of many different types of neurons. The existence and observations of synaptic ...
... is also found in this form of embrittlement, such as the moisture-enhanced static fatigue of glass, hydrogen ... It is often manifested by static fatigue. For example, as shown in Figure 1, in a test of the static fatigue of a 2024 aluminum ... While fatigue is generally the result of repeated application and relaxation of stresses, static fatigue occurs during ... The static fatigue is also manifested similarly to the one described in ME. The static stress where a material failure can be ...
... can be contributed to by a psychological phenomenon known as decision fatigue. As this suggests, our brain ... Voter fatigue and voter apathy should be distinguished from what arises when voters are not allowed or unable to vote, or when ... Voter fatigue can be used as a criticism of the direct democracy system, in those specific situations in which voters are ... Voter fatigue can cause notoriously low voter turnout rates, and potentially more protest votes, and supposedly occurs for a ...
Is there a fatigue limit?". International Journal of Fatigue. Advances in Very High Cycle Fatigue. 33 (1): 49-58. doi:10.1016/j ... exhibit a theoretical fatigue limit below which continued loading does not lead to fatigue failure. High cycle fatigue strength ... Braithwaite reports on common service fatigue failures and coins the term fatigue. 1860: Systematic fatigue testing undertaken ... fatigue life diagrams and the relevant life-controlling mechanisms in ultrahigh-cycle fatigue". Fatigue & Fracture of ...
... has been called a form of burnout in some literature. However, unlike compassion fatigue, "burnout" is ... Over a quarter of Americans have even changed where they get their news from due to compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue has ... The term "compassion fatigue" is to some extent regarded as euphemistic. Compassion fatigue also carries sociological ... doi:10.1111/j.1755-6988.2008.00023.x. Media related to Compassion fatigue at Wikimedia Commons Compassion Fatigue Awareness ...
... or alert fatigue describes how busy workers (in the case of health care, clinicians) become desensitized to ... Alarm management Compassion fatigue Normalization of deviance Semantic satiation "Alert Fatigue". September 7, 2019. {{cite ... Alarm fatigue occurs in many fields, including construction and mining (where backup alarms sound so frequently that they often ... Alarm fatigue has sometimes contributed to public transport disasters such as the 2009 train collision in Washington, DC, ...
... can be responsible for an increased number of cases. Social norms can have an effect on pandemic fatigue.[ ... Political distrust can have an effect on pandemic fatigue as well. "Crisis fatigue" is the idea the public has become immune to ... "condom fatigue") ==References== Barnett, Stacy Meichtry, Joanna Sugden and Andrew (October 26, 2020). "Pandemic Fatigue Is Real ... COVID fatigue is the state of being worn out about the precautionary measures and the threat of COVID-19. Anxiety from the ...
... may refer to: Fatigue (medical)#Chronic, a long-term state of physical or mental exhaustion, a symptom of many ... This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chronic fatigue. If an internal link led you here, you may ... chronic illnesses Chronic fatigue syndrome, a medical condition characterized by long-term fatigue and other long term symptoms ...
Exhaustion or fatigue can be further divided into physical and mental fatigue. Physical fatigue is caused by walking for ... Museum fatigue is a state of physical or mental fatigue caused by the experience of exhibits in museums and similar cultural ... This aspect played a significant role in the first description of museum fatigue by Gilman. Mental fatigue comes from a ... Bitgood, Stephen (2009). "When Is "Museum Fatigue" Not Fatigue?". Curator: The Museum Journal. 52 (2): 193-202. doi:10.1111/j. ...
"Fatigue Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19. "Fatigue Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources ... Fatigue Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental DivideThe mountain was named in ... List of peaks on the Alberta-British Columbia border Mountains of British Columbia "Fatigue Mountain". PeakFinder.com. ... 1888 by W.S. Drewry who became fatigued on the first ascent. ...
AIDS fatigue, when public health messages are ignored for similar reasons Information fatigue Voter fatigue, voting apathy ... Donor fatigue is a phenomenon in which people no longer donate to charities, although they have in the past. On a larger scale ... "What is Donor Fatigue?". Wise Geek. Retrieved 26 July 2011. Blay, Gina. "Japan-African Forum Begins," Daily Guide (Accra). May ... TICAD was formed at a time when the international community's interest in Africa was starting to wane, and donor fatigue was ...
Fatigue tests are used to obtain material data such as the rate of growth of a fatigue crack that can be used with crack growth ... Fatigue tests on 110 Mustang wing sets were carried out to determine the scatter in fatigue life. The novel No Highway and ... Fatigue tests have also been used to grow fatigue cracks that are too small to be detected. "Test programme and certification ... Fatigue tests can also be used to determine the extent that widespread fatigue damage may be a problem. Certification requires ...
Vibration-fatigue methods offer a more effective approach, which estimates fatigue life based on moments of the PSD. This way, ... Vibration fatigue is a mechanical engineering term describing material fatigue, caused by forced vibration of random nature. An ... It then becomes viable, with the use of vibration-fatigue methods, to calculate fatigue life in many points on the structure ... to evaluate fatigue after the loading is known and the dynamic analysis has been performed. Use of the vibration-fatigue ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adrenal fatigue. Adrenal Fatigue from the Endocrine Society (CS1: long volume value, ... "Adrenal Fatigue: Is It Real?". WebMD. Metcalf, Eric. Retrieved 2014-03-19. Gavura, Scott (October 28, 2010). "Fatigued by a ... The term "adrenal fatigue" was invented in 1998 by chiropractor James Wilson and applied to a collection of mostly non-specific ... Adrenal fatigue or hypoadrenia is a pseudo-scientific term used by alternative medicine providers to suggest that the adrenal ...
Look up Zoom fatigue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zoom fatigue is tiredness, worry or burnout associated with the ... The phenomenon of Zoom fatigue has been attributed to an overload of nonverbal cues and communication that does not happen in ... The emergence of Zoom fatigue is associated with COVID-19 pandemic that together with the limitation of social contacts have ... Fauville, G.; Luo, M.; Queiroz, A.C.M.; Bailenson, J.N.; Hancock, J. (2021). "Zoom Exhaustion & Fatigue Scale". Computers in ...
... , also known as odor fatigue, olfactory adaptation, and noseblindness, is the temporary, normal inability to ... Olfactory fatigue is an example of neural adaptation. The body becomes desensitized to stimuli to prevent the overloading of ... Anosmia is the permanent loss of the sense of smell, and is different from olfactory fatigue. It is a term commonly used in ... Since odor detection may be an indicator that exposure to certain chemicals is occurring, olfactory fatigue can also reduce ...
The concept of fatigue limit, and thus standards based on a fatigue limit such as ISO 281:2007 rolling bearing lifetime ... DOI Bathias, C. (1999). "There is no infinite fatigue life in metallic materials". Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials ... and fatigue limit or fatigue strength, S f {\displaystyle S_{f}} , for the stress at which failure occurs after a specified ... even the smallest stress will eventually produce fatigue failure. Fatigue (material) Beer, Ferdinand P.; E. Russell Johnston Jr ...
Historically, gay men are most often the sufferers of condom fatigue. For gay men, condom fatigue can be linked to length of ... Many gay men continue to use them despite their fatigue. Rather, condom fatigue acts in combination with other factors of ... women can also experience condom fatigue. Condom fatigue is especially prevalent in long-term couples who may believe that ... Condom fatigue is further related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic as not using a condom puts men who have sex with men at a higher ...
The test is represented by a line with No Fatigue and Fatigue labeled on two ends. The pilot will then draw a mark where he ... Overall the study establishes that pilots are subject to high levels of fatigue on the job. Levels of fatigue collected were ... A pretest was conducted to determine the viability of the fatigue scale adopted during the test, called Fatigue Severity Scale ... level of fatigue during the flight often scored higher on the fatigue scale and thus were likely to experience more fatigue. ...
Compassion fatigue Condom fatigue Pandemic fatigue Anthony Fauci (30 November 2007). "Fauci: Despite 'AIDS fatigue,' Americans ... AIDS fatigue is a phenomenon wherein individuals or societies who had been concerned about the impact of HIV or AIDS become ... Experts attribute this to "AIDS fatigue" among younger people who have no memory of the worst phase of the epidemic in the ... said that one of the causes of AIDS fatigue are huge successes in treatment which subsequently have made some people perceive ...
... stress corrosion fatigue or c) a combination of true, stress and corrosion fatigue. In true corrosion fatigue, the fatigue- ... Corrosion fatigue is fatigue in a corrosive environment. It is the mechanical degradation of a material under the joint action ... In curve B, the fatigue failure at high stress levels is retarded, and the fatigue limit is eliminated. In curve C, the whole ... Curve A shows the fatigue behavior of a material tested in air. A fatigue threshold (or limit) is seen in curve A, ...
... can then lead to media avoidance, or intentional selectivity in the type and amount of media that is consumed. ... Media fatigue is psychological exhaustion due to information overload from any form of media, though it is generally from news ... Therefore, we had to come up with solutions and ways to help with our Zoom fatigue since we couldn't just go back to in person ... While psychological fatigue has no singular definition, it can be characterized by negative emotions such as stress, overwhelm ...
Look up battle fatigue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Battle fatigue is may refer to: Combat stress reaction, a military ... term for an acute reaction to the stress of battle commonly involving fatigue, slowed reaction time, indecision, and other ... horrible and extreme inhuman conditions This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Battle fatigue. If an ...
... may also refer to: Metal Fatigue (album), a 1985 album by Allan Holdsworth. Metal Fatigue (novel), a 1996 science ... Metal Fatigue (video game), a 2000 real-time strategy video game by Zono Incorporated. This disambiguation page lists articles ... Metal fatigue is the initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading. ... associated with the title Metal Fatigue. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to ...
"Smino + Zero Fatigue: Day Zero (Documentary)". Mass Appeal. Retrieved 29 December 2018. "Zero Fatigue: Chicago's Next Hip-Hop ... Unofficial members and affiliates of Zero Fatigue include Jean Deaux, Drea Smith, and Phoelix. Zero Fatigue is a collective ... Zero Fatigue is an American musical collective and independent record label with a split-base in both St. Louis, Missouri and ... "Chicago's Very Own: Zero Fatigue". Medium. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018. "blkswn by Smino". iTunes. 14 March 2017 ...
... has been hypothesised to be a symptom, or a result of ego depletion. It differs from mental fatigue which ... and sleep deprivation as implicated in the emergence of decision fatigue. Decision fatigue is thought to be a result of ... decisional conflict is likely to arise from decision fatigue. Decision fatigue might also increase levels of decisional regret ... Decision fatigue can therefore impair self-regulation". "[S]ome degree of failure at self regulation" is at the root of "[m]ost ...
Look up fatigue or fatigues in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Corvée Fatigue Call Farrow, Edward Samuel (1895). Farrow's ... Fatigue duty (or fatigue labor) is the labor assigned to military men that does not require the use of armament. Parties sent ... US soldiers on fatigue duty were allowed an extra gill of whiskey by the act of March 2, 1819. For a time in the 1870s, US ... 1853) I. 191, "I‥have ordered all the men, not on actual duty, to turn out upon fatigue every day." Scott, Henry Lee (1863). ...
... is defined as a temporary loss of hearing after exposure to sound. This results in a temporary shift of the ... Auditory fatigue can be explained by the relative activity of the active process at low-level stimulation (. Hamernik, Roger P ... Short-term fatigue full recovery from TTS can be achieved in approximately two minutes the TTS is relatively independent of ... There are two main types of auditory fatigue, short-term and long-term. These are distinguished from each other by several ...
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  • A student who stays up late to finish a term paper may feel fatigued, for example, but may also feel energized as she nears the end of the paper. (uga.edu)
  • If you feel fatigued while driving: pull over where safe, drink a cup of coffee, and take a 15-30 minute nap before continuing. (cdc.gov)
  • In this latest study, the researchers studied volunteers who had fatigue that was persistent yet didn't meet the criteria for a medical condition such as chronic fatigue syndrome. (uga.edu)
  • The researchers recruited 36 volunteers who did not exercise regularly and had reported persistent fatigue based on a commonly used health survey. (uga.edu)
  • Surveys report that 5-20% of the general population suffer from such persistent and troublesome fatigue. (bmj.com)
  • Does persistent fatigue in survivors relate to cancer? (nih.gov)
  • More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their initial illness, according to a new study published November 9 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Liam Townsend of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and colleagues. (eurekalert.org)
  • Importantly, there was no association between COVID-19 severity, need for hospital admission, or routine laboratory markers of inflammation with the likelihood of experiencing persistent fatigue after infection. (eurekalert.org)
  • 2020) Persistent fatigue following SARS-CoV-2 infection is common and independent of severity of initial infection. (eurekalert.org)
  • A new study provides yet more evidence that a significant subset of people who experience persistent fatigue and exercise intolerance following COVID-19 will meet diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis /chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). (medscape.com)
  • Data from the prospective observational study of 42 patients with "post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS)," including persistent fatigue and exercise intolerance, suggest that a large proportion will meet strict diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS, including the hallmark post-exertional malaise (PEM). (medscape.com)
  • Aside from persistent fatigue, symptoms used to diagnose ME/CFS include unrefreshing sleep, headache , joint pain, sore throat , tender lymph nodes in the neck or armpits, problems with concentration and memory, and severe exhaustion and sickness after exercise or mental exertion. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by an unexplained persistent or relapsing chronic fatigue that is of at least six months' duration, is not the result of ongoing exertion, is not substantially alleviated by rest, and results in substantial reduction of previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities. (fpnotebook.com)
  • A stressful lifestyle can cause a variety of debilitating disorders one of which is CFS chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME or persistent fatigue. (weebly.com)
  • These symptoms must include persistent fatigue, post-exertional malaise (PEM), sleep disturbances, localized or diffuse muscle pain, and another five out of 13 symptoms 2 that must last for a minimum of six months. (nature.com)
  • The patient fits this profile, reporting persistent fatigue and irritability, which is associated with anxiety and depression. (medscape.com)
  • Also referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition characterized by extreme fatigue that does not improve with rest. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex chronic disease, rooted in multi-system dysfunctions characterized by unexplained debilitating fatigue. (nature.com)
  • This guideline covers diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in children, young people and adults. (bvsalud.org)
  • I thought it was in my head because I didn't find anything about the extreme fatigue until I came across this site. (drugs.com)
  • I have extreme fatigue all the time and can barely stay awake during the day. (drugs.com)
  • Can anyone suggest a remedy or combination of remedies for extreme fatigue ? (abchomeopathy.com)
  • A 72-year-old woman in the United States presents to the emergency department with complaints of breathlessness and extreme fatigue and weakness. (medscape.com)
  • The symptom of fatigue is a poorly defined feeling, and careful inquiry is needed to clarify complaints of "fatigue," "tiredness," or "exhaustion" and to distinguish lack of energy from loss of motivation or sleepiness, which may be pointers to specific diagnoses (see below). (bmj.com)
  • Fatigue is an extreme sense of tiredness and lack of energy. (cancer.gov)
  • Decision fatigue is a recently recognised cognitive phenomenon that refers to the tiredness from continuous decision making that can reduce the quality of decisions being made by an individual," explains integrated wellness therapist Ameeta Sanghavi Shah. (mid-day.com)
  • On the first webinar, we touched on how to test yourself at home for imbalances that lead to tiredness and chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalance, digestive issues, and adrenal exhaustion . (drritamarie.com)
  • Fatigue is broadly described as "a feeling of weariness, tiredness or lack of energy. (cdc.gov)
  • Predisposing factors include being female and a history of either fatigue or depression. (bmj.com)
  • In general, the more severe the fatigue and the larger the number of associated somatic (and unexplained) complaints, then the greater the disability and the greater the likelihood of a diagnosis of depression. (bmj.com)
  • Hingorrany says that high irritability levels, depression, anxiety, relationship issues with partners, comfort shopping or eating, mild insomnia, small fights, road rage and taking faulty or bad decisions are some of the symptoms that signal that fatigue is setting in. (mid-day.com)
  • Fatigue is experienced with other symptoms such as insomnia (6) and depression (7). (who.int)
  • Fatigue may also be associated with depression. (drmiller.com)
  • Fatigue, anxiety and depression, body aches, muscle weakness, mood swings, and trouble concentrating-every clinician has encountered patients presenting with such nonspecific symptoms, a frustrating starting point to any clinical investigation. (medscape.com)
  • It examines the current state of knowledge regarding the management of pain, depression, and fatigue in individuals with cancer and identified directions for future research. (bvsalud.org)
  • Luana Marques, PhD , director of Community Psychiatry PRIDE and Mass General Research Scholar 2020-2025, offers insight into these feelings of quarantine fatigue and tips on working through them. (massgeneral.org)
  • In November of 2020, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told NPR's All Things Considered that what medical professionals started calling "pandemic fatigue" had become a determining factor in the various surges of cases. (ask.com)
  • Ask your doctor about possible referrals to cognitive behavioral therapy or a registered dietician to help you manage fatigue. (cancer.gov)
  • And just as with physical fatigue, cognitive fatigue can occur, and can affect performance if those tasks are scheduled close together. (nber.org)
  • Symptoms can be severe and include a massive increase in fatigue, pain, cognitive dysfunction , flu-like symptoms and more. (verywellhealth.com)
  • Patients with cancer experience fatigue as a multidimensional, subjective feeling of physical, emotional and cognitive exhaustion that is not relieved by rest (4). (who.int)
  • Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who report fatigue and lower-limb problems are more likely to progress to secondary progressive MS (SPMS) within 5 years, a new study shows. (medscape.com)
  • Validation study of the Arabic version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-A). East Mediterr Health J. 2019;25(11):784-790. (who.int)
  • Fatigue can refer to a subjective symptom of malaise and aversion to activity or to objectively impaired performance. (bmj.com)
  • It can be difficult to distinguish symptoms of fatigue and post-exertional malaise caused by PCC from symptoms that occur for other reasons. (cdc.gov)
  • What Is Pandemic Fatigue, and How Can You Fight It? (ask.com)
  • By now, we've all heard of pandemic fatigue. (ask.com)
  • Pandemic fatigue is not just the willful denial of scientific facts or indoctrination by disinformation. (ask.com)
  • Meet pandemic fatigue. (ask.com)
  • Many of us are used to combatting our pandemic fatigue, and disciplining ourselves away from the exact sorts of behavior we're now being told is acceptable. (ask.com)
  • It is normal to wonder, "am I making a safe choice or is this just pandemic fatigue? (ask.com)
  • According to the CDC and UCLA Health , pandemic fatigue can manifest in a variety of ways. (ask.com)
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , the current pandemic-induced combination of stress, social distancing and economic insecurity is adding up to create some very real mental health challenges - challenges that contribute to pandemic fatigue. (ask.com)
  • The second is that, although our efforts are useless in the face of the pandemic, they can reduce pandemic fatigue . (communia.blog)
  • Pandemic fatigue is an extreme example: there is no doubt that the anxiety, helplessness and frustration growing these days is a social phenomenon, not an individual misfortune, and that it is caused by the ongoing slaughter. (communia.blog)
  • In reality, pandemic fatigue is nothing more than demoralization. (communia.blog)
  • Quarantine fatigue may look different from person to person, but overall, it's defined as exhaustion associated with the new restrictive lifestyle that's been adopted to slow the spread of COVID-19," says Dr. Marques. (massgeneral.org)
  • Compassion fatigue syndrome is a feeling of chronic stress, emotional exhaustion and tension often felt by therapists, counselors and anyone in the helping professions. (psychcentral.com)
  • So many people are reporting similar experiences that it's earned its own slang term, Zoom fatigue, though this exhaustion also applies if you're using Google Hangouts, Skype, FaceTime, or any other video-calling interface. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Fatigue can be caused by the lung cancer, low blood count, poor nutrition, cell death and repair due to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, mental exhaustion, worry, stress, pain, spending too much time in bed and medications used for treatment or comfort. (nationaljewish.org)
  • Wilson and others describe adrenal fatigue as a consequence of sustained stress (physical, emotional, or mental), which they posit leads to diminished functioning of the adrenal gland and depleted cortisol levels, resulting in a constellation of symptoms, including exhaustion, impaired concentration, irritability, cravings for salty or sweet food, and fluctuations in sleeping patterns and weight. (medscape.com)
  • For example, people with severe fatigue may not have a concomitant degree of severe physical disability. (medscape.com)
  • And in New Zealand we had Tapanui flu, which was a town in the South Island where a lot of the inhabitants also came down with a severe fatigue illness. (abc.net.au)
  • The main symptom of CFS is severe fatigue that lasts for 6 months or more. (fpnotebook.com)
  • If your patient has moderate to severe fatigue, you should consider concurrent referral to an Occupational Therapist . (trekeducation.org)
  • Drinking enough water and fluids to stay hydrated can help prevent and improve fatigue - aim for 8 cups of liquids each day. (cancer.gov)
  • Then steps can be taken to prevent the downward spiral of fatigue. (active.com)
  • Additionally, severe cases of burnout sometimes require the person experiencing it to change jobs or occupations, but often measures can be taken to prevent or treat compassion fatigue before a change in work environment is required. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Drink a lot of water to help prevent dehydration, which can increase fatigue. (nationaljewish.org)
  • People with cancer related fatigue should be encouraged to participate in exercise before, during and after treatment to manage fatigue and prevent inactivity and deconditioning. (trekeducation.org)
  • Prevent fatigued driving at work. (cdc.gov)
  • NIOSH conducts research and makes recommendations to help employers and workers prevent motor vehicle crashes caused by fatigued driving . (cdc.gov)
  • Employers and workers can take steps to prevent the chain of events that could lead to a fatigue-related crash. (cdc.gov)
  • The authors add: "This study highlights the burden of post-COVID fatigue. (eurekalert.org)
  • It also demonstrates that post-COVID fatigue is unrelated to severity of initial infection, so predicting its development is not easy. (eurekalert.org)
  • These images are a random sampling from a Bing search on the term "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis. (fpnotebook.com)
  • The review came to the conclusion that adrenal fatigue is a myth based on a search of studies in databases on the topic. (heal.me)
  • Search for fatigue Lawrenceville if you are experiencing prolonged fatigue for no apparent reason. (famavip.com)
  • On March 20-23, 2017, thirteen participants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attended the 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue, in San Diego, California. (cdc.gov)
  • Why autoimmune disease and fatigue go hand-in-hand is not entirely understood, although inflam-mation may explain some of it. (harvard.edu)
  • The prevalence of clinically significant fatigue depends on the threshold chosen for severity (usually defined in terms of associated disability) and persistence. (bmj.com)
  • In the new study, researchers tracked fatigue, as well as patient characteristics including COVID-19 severity, laboratory markers, levels of inflammatory markers and pre-existing conditions, in 128 study participants who had previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2. (eurekalert.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to systematically evaluate the relationship between fatigue severity, autonomic (involuntary) symptom burden, and autonomic physiological markers in MS patients. (nationalmssociety.org)
  • The BFI assesses severity of fatigue and the interference of fatigue with daily functioning in the past 24 hours. (who.int)
  • Before commencing an exercise program for someone with fatigue, it is important to screen for the severity of symptoms. (trekeducation.org)
  • Please follow the link below for specific modifications based on fatigue severity. (trekeducation.org)
  • Too often we believe that a quick workout will leave us worn out - especially when we are already feeling fatigued," said researcher Tim Puetz, who recently completed his doctorate at UGA and is the lead author of the study. (uga.edu)
  • Controversial chronic fatigue researcher Judy Mikovits is in police custody in the US and facing allegations relating to a civil lawsuit filed by her former employer. (newscientist.com)
  • With the advent of studies about compassion fatigue, the researcher highlighted its effect on the health care facility especially in a critical care setup. (ipl.org)
  • O'Connor said previous studies - including one that he and Puetz co-authored in 2006 - have shown that exercise can significantly improve energy levels and decrease fatigue. (uga.edu)
  • O'Connor said about 25 percent of the general population experiences such fatigue. (uga.edu)
  • It could be that moderate-intensity exercise is too much for people who are already fatigued," O'Connor said, "and that might contribute to them not getting as great an improvement as they would had they done the low-intensity exercise. (uga.edu)
  • Puetz said the finding suggests that exercise acts directly on the central nervous system to increase energy and reduce fatigue. (uga.edu)
  • If your fatigue becomes severe, your doctor may prescribe medication to help reduce fatigue. (nationaljewish.org)
  • WAYNE, MI-Workers at Ford's assembly plant here are testing a new exoskeleton technology that promises to reduce fatigue and the risk of injury. (assemblymag.com)
  • In a new paper for Royal Society Open Finance , "Quantifying the cost of decision fatigue: suboptimal risk decisions in finance", Tobias Baer and Simone Schnall examine the credit decisions of loan officers at a leading bank over the course of their working day. (economist.com)
  • And the study of credit officers indicates that companies should look for ways to protect workers against decision fatigue. (economist.com)
  • One of these is procrastination caused by decision fatigue, which is when you're so exhausted from making many decisions that you put off even tiny choices. (psychologytoday.com)
  • If there is a choice you might put off due to decision fatigue, try to reduce it to a one-step process so that there is less chance you'll bail at any step, or not even get started. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Outsourcing part of your decision process can help reduce decision fatigue. (psychologytoday.com)
  • To get to the root of decision fatigue, you can gradually streamline aspects of your life, so that you're not needing to make as many decisions, and more good decisions happen on autopilot. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Corporate edutainer Deepak Rao has experienced decision fatigue first-hand, and recalls his confusion regarding whether or not he wanted to stay back in India on his return from the US in 1991. (mid-day.com)
  • according to experts anyone who has had to take too many decisions in a limited time period can experience decision fatigue. (mid-day.com)
  • One way of coping with decision fatigue is to become reckless: to act impulsively instead of thinking through the consequences," suggests Hingorrany. (mid-day.com)
  • Exercising, eating high protein and nutritious foods that help stabilise blood-sugar levels in the body can help reduce decision fatigue. (mid-day.com)
  • I have decided that I have the renovation affliction known as decision fatigue. (blogspot.com)
  • What Are Some of the Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue? (goodtherapy.org)
  • It can be easy for therapists and caregivers to enter a cycle of blaming themselves for not having what it takes to do their jobs when the symptoms of compassion fatigue arise. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Compassion fatigue (CF) as it relates to nurses working in an emergency department dealing with secondary trauma causing symptoms of compassion fatigue. (ipl.org)
  • And certainly again if I can relate it back to my daughter, she had glandular fever a few months before and then her health went downhill into this chronic fatigue. (abc.net.au)
  • However, burnout is only one of the two factors to determine the vulnerability of health care workers in experiencing a bigger problem: compassion fatigue. (ipl.org)
  • Maybe it is not only health and care staff who suffer from compassion fatigue - it has happened to the general public at the same time as the clapping stopped and the next normal dawned. (establishmentgenie.com)
  • Title : Fatigued driving Corporate Authors(s) : National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (cdc.gov)
  • Adrenal fatigue has been particularly immune to counterarguments, as evidenced by the growing cottage industry of supplements and off-label treatments meant to treat it, despite their carrying very real health risks. (medscape.com)
  • This study aimed to adapt the Fatigue Assessment Scale ( FAS ) to health professionals, combining evidence of factorial validity and reliability from two studies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Provide worker training on sleep health and fatigue management. (cdc.gov)
  • Online fatigue estimation is, inevitably, in demand as fatigue can impair the health of college students and lower the quality of higher education . (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore, it is essential to monitor college students ' fatigue to diminish its adverse effects on the health and academic performance of college students . (bvsalud.org)
  • The health effects of jet fuel exposure include skin irritation and dennatitis for direct skin contact and various neurophysiological problems including headache, general fatigue , and poor concentration from vapor exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • The relationship of burnout (BO), compassion fatigue (CF), compassion satisfaction (CS), and secondary traumatic stress (STS) to personal/environmental characteristics, coping mechanisms, and exposure to traumatic events was explored in 128 trauma nurses. (merlot.org)
  • 1. Explain burnout and compassion fatigue in trauma nurses. (merlot.org)
  • 3. Review impact of internal and eternal factors to burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and secondary stress disorrder. (merlot.org)
  • The article promotes a conceptual understanding of burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress in trauma nurses. (merlot.org)
  • The pressure we put on ourselves to condemn others for the purpose of being right creates high, high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue. (compassionfatigue.org)
  • Although compassion fatigue is sometimes called burnout , it is a slightly different concept. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Unlike burnout, compassion fatigue is highly treatable and may be less predictable. (goodtherapy.org)
  • The onset of compassion fatigue can be sudden, whereas burnout usually emerges over time. (goodtherapy.org)
  • For instance, alert fatigue can directly lead to burnout, which research shows can lead to medical errors and increased patient mortality. (premierinc.com)
  • Compassion fatigue , also known as second-hand shock and secondary stress reaction, describes a type of stress that results from helping or wanting to help those who are traumatized or under significant emotional duress. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Because therapists are trained to utilize compassion and empathy in order for therapy to be effective, they are particularly vulnerable to emotional stress and compassion fatigue. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Compassion fatigue can take a physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional toll on people who experience it. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Emotional outbursts may happen that are aimed at the person they are caring for, which could indicate "compassion fatigue. (kevinmd.com)
  • Caused by prolonged exposure to physical, emotional, and environmental stressors, adrenal fatigue can be debilitating. (heal.me)
  • The term, which is used frequently in medical settings, describes a caregiver's reaction to chronic stress that results in feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, self-doubt, lack of focus and fatigue. (webjunction.org)
  • However, no questionnaire that measures fatigue and fatigue interference with life has been translated into Arabic. (who.int)
  • An Arabic translation of the BFI will provide a standardized fatigue questionnaire for Arab researchers to investigate the subjective aspects of fatigue among Arab patients with cancer. (who.int)
  • Cross-cultural validation of the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire in Brazilian primary care. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, consistent physical activity reduces fatigue and increases energy over time. (famavip.com)
  • Therapists, for example, may experience compassion fatigue when the stories and experiences of the people they meet in therapy start to affect their lives outside of work. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Nurses, because empathy and compassion are demanded of them on a daily basis, may experience compassion fatigue when dealing with heavy workloads, excessive demands of patients, and long hours. (goodtherapy.org)
  • The overwhelming empathy we give our clients all leave us feeling depleted regardless of the stories when we experience compassion fatigue (Salston & Figley, 2003). (psychcentral.com)
  • The physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying subjective fatigue are poorly understood. (bmj.com)
  • Fatigue is defined as a physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance capability resulting from sleep loss or extended wakefulness, circadian phase, or workload (mental and/or physical activity) that can impair a crew member's alertness and ability to safely operate an aircraft or perform safety-related duties. (icao.int)
  • I was shocked that the theory was that the adrenal glands could somehow fatigue or become hypoactive due to chronic stress or physical illness, since I was quite aware of the fact that the contrary was true. (medscape.com)
  • Combined with lifestyle and genetic factors, numerous occupational exposures in aviation might contribute to heart disease risk (e.g., circadian rhythm disruption, fatigue, shift work, chronic stress). (cdc.gov)
  • Solid assessment of dynamics linked to compassion fatigue. (merlot.org)
  • After discussing the nature of fatigue-its history and epidemiology and its assessment, measurement, and interpretation-the book turns to specific conditions associated with fatigue. (mit.edu)
  • Based on their score on the Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ-11), 52.3% (67/128) of study participants met the criteria for fatigue at the assessment point at least 6 weeks following COVID-19 infection. (eurekalert.org)
  • The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) has recently published a Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Consensus Guidance Statement on the Assessment and Treatment of Fatigue in PCC. (cdc.gov)
  • TWI's fatigue specialists draw on many decades of accumulated research and expertise in fatigue analysis, design, assessment and testing, covering all industry sectors. (twi-global.com)
  • This included information on fatigue and lower-extremity dysfunction. (medscape.com)
  • Adrenal fatigue and HPA Axis dysfunction can affect your levels of a hormone named aldosterone. (adrenalfatiguesolution.com)
  • Advances in our understanding of the brain's workings have revitalized our faltering efforts to understand the ubiquitous symptom of fatigue. (mit.edu)
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome is a useful descriptive term for prominent physical and mental fatigue with muscular pain and other symptoms. (bmj.com)
  • The arrest is another twist in a saga that began in 2009 when Mikovits's team claimed to have found a link between a mouse leukaemia virus and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). (newscientist.com)
  • Perhaps one day there will be a test to decisively determine if an athlete has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (active.com)
  • What is chronic fatigue syndrome, a malady affecting thousands and often unfairly misconstrued? (abc.net.au)
  • In the United States it has been traditionally called chronic fatigue syndrome, but patients there are very upset with that name because everybody has fatigue that goes to see their GP, and it has led in a way to a quite serious illness not being taken as seriously as it should. (abc.net.au)
  • The long-term consequences of COVID-19 have not been well-studied and concern has been raised that the virus has the potential to trigger a post-viral fatigue syndrome. (eurekalert.org)
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or CFS, comprises a complex of symptoms characterized by chronic, debilitating fatigue and other nonspecific symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome: Could altered gut bacteria be a cause? (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Exercise is one of the toughest things to take on when you have chronic fatigue syndrome ( ME/CFS ). (verywellhealth.com)
  • Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? (medscape.com)
  • FINALLY - after years of pain and fatigue without much relief - a doctor diagnosed me with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, two conditions that are not curable and had limited treatment options in the early 2000s. (askdrwhitney.com)
  • Can Reducing Stress Help With the Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? (weebly.com)
  • One such sufferer of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome reported working as a freelance teacher at home has increased energy levels, improved confidence, sleep patterns, and an increased income. (weebly.com)
  • The diagnosis of adrenal fatigue is attributed to James L. Wilson, DC, ND, PhD, a naturopath and chiropractor who deemed it "the 21st century stress syndrome" in a 2001 book of the same name. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, chronic fatigue syndrome (perhaps the most conceptually similar condition) has never been shown to have significant impairment of pituitary adrenal function. (medscape.com)
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome / edited by Stephen E. Straus. (who.int)
  • Mental fatigue can sap your energy. (harvard.edu)
  • Vitamin B Complex and Vitamin B12 in tablets are excellent against mental fatigue and contribute to the functionality of the nervous system. (dulacfarmaceutici.com)
  • Fatigued driving is related to… time of day, long hours awake, monotonous tasks. (cdc.gov)
  • Energy conservation can help manage fatigue. (cancer.gov)
  • The FAA sponsored a multi-disciplinary subject matter expert work group to investigate the issues associated with human fatigue in maintenance and the practical science-based methods that can be used to manage fatigue risk. (faa.gov)
  • This randomized study suggests that ginseng has significant activity against cancer-related fatigue in adults with cancer with curative intent treatment who had at least moderate fatigue for more than one month and appears to be safe. (medpagetoday.com)
  • This is an exciting finding because there are no or limited choices at this point" in treating cancer-related fatigue, commented Sriram Yennu MD, MS, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. (medpagetoday.com)
  • But further study is needed to determine long-term safety and efficacy, as cancer-related fatigue can persist for a decade, Yennu noted. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Contrary to common belief, exercise is the most effective management strategy for cancer-related fatigue and is recommended in many oncology guidelines. (trekeducation.org)
  • Fatigue can occur with other symptoms such as pain, weakness or sleep disturbance. (cancer.gov)
  • If you experience fatigue that completely saps your energy , it's not a sign of weakness. (harvard.edu)
  • Fatigue, low energy levels and general weakness can be the consequences of the change of season, but also of numerous other factors, such as nutritional deficiencies, high stress, sleep disturbances and much more. (dulacfarmaceutici.com)
  • Prevalence -Like blood pressure, subjective fatigue is normally distributed in the population. (bmj.com)
  • Non-pharmacological interventions, such as physical activity and psychosocial interventions, have been shown to help people with a range of other long-term conditions to manage subjective fatigue. (altmetric.com)
  • This infographic, aimed at mine operators, discusses the effects of fatigue on workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Use this infographic to learn more about the effects of fatigue on workers and what you can do to lower your risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Now, a new study by researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, may have shed light on a biological cause, after finding that patients with chronic fatigue have an altered gut microbiome. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Fatigue is a primary reason for patient visits to the physician's office, but it is difficult to measure and offers doctors little important information for diagnosis. (mit.edu)
  • Answer: We need to tar-get depres-sion, stress and fatigue in a quan-tifi-able man-ner (ie. (sharpbrains.com)
  • The comparison indicates that the simplified model gave a good estimation for the remaining fatigue life of the naturally exfoliated specimens. (canada.ca)
  • Hence, we proposed an explainable student fatigue estimation model based on joint facial representation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Whatever the source - inadequate or poor-quality sleep, long hours of work or driving, physical exertion, shift work, stress, or sleep disorders such as sleep apnea - fatigue affects the ability to drive safely. (cdc.gov)
  • Athens, Ga. - Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new University of Georgia study. (uga.edu)