BACKGROUND Fatigue is a frequent and severe problem after treatment of patients with hematological malignancies. This symptom has been associated with anemia, reduced physical performance, mood, endocrine disorders and impaired nutritional status. Recently, it has been suggested that fatigue can be related to a persistent activation of the immune system with increased production of proinflammat...

Objective. To study the impact of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) in professional dancers on physical fitness, musculoskeletal complaints and psychological distress. Methods. Thirty-six professional dancers were recruited and compared with control subjects (mean age 20.1, range 17 27). Height, weight, Beighton score, physical fitness (walking distance, muscle strength, estimated VO2max), ...

Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is characterized by prolonged respiratory and systemic symptoms and fatigue. We prospectively administered the fatigue severity scale (FSS) and Short Form-36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) to patients with proven or probable primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis to quantify disease effect on quality of life (QOL). The 24-week observational study did not ...

BACKGROUND Quality of life after cancer treatment becomes more important as the number of long-term survivors increases. This study aimed to investigate complaints of fatigue after treatment for breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study patients were 150 women who had finished curative treatment for breast cancer by a mean of 29 months before commencement of this study. Measurements inclu...

Fatigue is a prevalent symptom and major burden in neuroimmunological diseases. In neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a severe autoimmune central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory disease with autoantibodies reactive to aquaporin-4, there are few reports about fatigue and quality of life (QOL). We aimed to evaluate the severity of fatigue and its relationship with QOL in patients w...

introduction: repetitive strain injuries are one of the most prevalent problems in occupational diseases. repetition, vibration and bad postures of the extremities are physical risk factors related to work that can cause chronic musculoskeletal disorders. repetitive work on a computer with low level contraction requires the posture to be maintained for a long time, which can cause muscle fatigu...

Neurophysiologic theory and some empirical evidence suggest that fatigue caused by physical work may be more effectively recovered during "diverting" periods of cognitive activity than during passive rest; a phenomenon of great interest in working life. We investigated the extent to which development and recovery of fatigue during repeated bouts of an occupationally relevant reaching task was i...

BACKGROUND It has been argued that perceived functional incapacity might be a primary characteristic of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and could be explained by physical symptoms. If so, it could be expected to be closely associated with physical, but not psychological symptoms. The study tests this hypothesis. SAMPLING AND METHODS The sample consisted of 73 patients, with a diagnosis of CFS ...