Fatigue - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

[Pharmaceutical treatment of cancer-associated fatigue--a survey of a Cochrane review]

19 Sep 2009 The data and the conclusions of the Cochrane review of drug therapy for the management of cancer related fatigue (CRF) is analysed and summarized in this report. Overall, data is weakened substantially by a high degree of heterogeneity that stems ... Read more...

The role of psychological functioning in the use of complementary and alternative methods among disease-free colorectal cancer survivors: a report from the American Cancer Society's studies of cancer survivors.

13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The medical and demographic correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer survivors have been well documented. However, the role of psychological functioning in cancer survivors' CAM use and the degree to ... Read more...

"An evil heritage": interview study of pain and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

30 Aug 2009 Pain is a common problem for patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Knowledge about patients' experience of the pain, pain management, and pain's effect on everyday life is, however, limited. In clinical practice there ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fatigue - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Pharmaceutical treatment of cancer-associated fatigue--a survey of a Cochrane review] 19 Sep 2009
• [After vacation suddenly listless, irritable and fatigued. Cave: holiday syndrome] 15 Sep 2009
• The role of psychological functioning in the use of complementary and alternative methods among disease-free colorectal cancer survivors: a report from the American Cancer Society's studies of cancer survivors. 13 Sep 2009
• "An evil heritage": interview study of pain and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Stressful life-events and fatigue in a nonclinical sample. 30 Aug 2009
• [Neuropsychological disorders in multiple sclerosis] 12 Aug 2009
• Psychological responses to acute resistance exercise in men and women who are obese. 30 Jul 2009
• Games at work: the recreational use of computer games during working hours. 30 Jul 2009
• Renewing everyday hope: the hope experience of family caregivers of persons with dementia. 30 Jul 2009
• Subjective fatigue is not associated with cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• A psychological intervention reduces inflammatory markers by alleviating depressive symptoms: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. 19 Jul 2009
• Sociodemographic, disease, and symptom correlates of fatigue in systemic sclerosis: evidence from a sample of 659 Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry patients. 13 Jul 2009
• An examination of the relationship between workload and fatigue within and across consecutive days of work: is the relationship static or dynamic? 29 Jun 2009
• The intentionality of compassion energy. 29 Jun 2009
• Why do elders delay responding to heart failure symptoms? 29 Jun 2009
• Psychosocial correlates and outcomes of yoga or walking among older adults. 29 Jun 2009
• Creating a therapeutic and healing environment with a pet therapy program. 24 Jun 2009
• The lived experience of initial symptoms of and factors triggering epileptic seizures. 23 Jun 2009
• [Intensity of limb pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia syndrome, depressive disorders and chronic back pain. A criterion for differentiation] 30 May 2009
• Athlete burnout in elite sport: a self-determination perspective. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Fatigue'

Definition: 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.

Descriptor UI: D005221

Alternative terms: Fatigue; Lassitude;

Related Mesh Headings: Asthenia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.369;

Technical Notes: do not use for fatigue of isolated muscle fibers in physiol exper ( = MUSCLE FATIGUE)