BACKGROUND Women with endometriosis may also have associated disorders related to autoimmune dysregulation or pain. This study examined whether the prevalence of autoimmune, chronic pain and fatigue and atopic disorders is higher in women with endometriosis than in the general female population. METHODS AND RESULTS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 1998 by the Endometriosis Associatio...

Objectives: A preliminary open label study was initiated to determine if a combination oral supplement containing a mixture of phosphoglycolipids, coenzyme Q10 and microencapsulated NADH could affect fatigue levels in long-term patients with intractable fatigue. Fatigue was determined by the validated Piper Fatigue Scale before, during and after the trial. Participants included 58 patients (30 ...

OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of a graded aerobic exercise programme in the chronic fatigue syndrome. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial with control treatment crossover after the first follow up examination. SETTING Chronic fatigue clinic in a general hospital department of psychiatry. SUBJECTS 66 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome who had neither a psychiatric disorder nor appr...

The chronic fatigue syndrome has become one of the past decade's causes celebres, vying with ecological issues for a place in the public perception of real and imagined threats to society and the individual. Perhaps this interest is a manifestation ofthe malaise offin de siecle which in other ages has led to outbursts of anarchy' or increased eschatological preoccupation. Fortunately, the passi...

Purpose: Long term effects of poliomyelitis are known in many countries. Despite no definite label for these signs and symptoms, there is a remarkable similarity among patients with regard to description of the problems and complications of the disease. In this study, we compared the prevalence of symptoms of Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) in athlete and non-athlete poliomyelitis survivors. Methods...

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OBJECTIVES We sought to better understand the relationship between overtime and mental fatigue by taking into account work motivation and the quality of overtime work and studying theoretically derived subgroups. METHODS We conducted a survey-study among a representative sample of the Dutch full-time workforce (n = 1807). The prevalence of overtime work and the associations between overtime a...

OBJECTIVE Sleepiness and fatigue are conceptually distinct but pervasively confounded in research, measurement instruments, clinical settings, and everyday spoken language. The purpose of the present study was to construct two scales that represent unconfounded measures of sleepiness and fatigue, using widely used questionnaires. METHOD Four questionnaires purporting to measure sleepiness [St...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is a common symptom for which patients consult their doctors in primary care. With usual medical management the majority of patients report that their symptoms persist and become chronic. There is little evidence for the effectiveness of any fatigue management in primary care. AIM To compare the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) with counselling for patient...

OBJECTIVE To assess fatigue in relation to depression, blood pressure, and plasma catecholamines in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS), in comparison with healthy controls and patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS For the assessment of fatigue the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) was used, a 20 item questionnaire, covering the following dimensions: general fatigue, ph...