Mental Fatigue
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Friday, November 20, 2009

[A method to extract signals related to fatigue during visual display terminal (VDT) operation using independent component analysis]

30 Aug 2009 With the recent, rapid developments of computers, adaptation between the human being and computer is being improved. On the other hand, mental fatigue is increased by continuous, long-time use. The problem of mental fatigue is now a new focus of ... Read more...

Mitigating on-call symptoms through organizational justice and job control: a cross-sectional study among Finnish anesthesiologists.

20 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: On-call duty has been shown to be associated with health problems among physicians. However, it cannot be abolished, as patient safety has to be assured. Thus, we need to find factors that could mitigate the negative health effects of ... Read more...

Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of menopausal symptoms among women in Ibadan in the 4-week period preceding the survey and factors associated with these symptoms. METHODS: A descriptive ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mental Fatigue'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [A method to extract signals related to fatigue during visual display terminal (VDT) operation using independent component analysis] 30 Aug 2009
• Mitigating on-call symptoms through organizational justice and job control: a cross-sectional study among Finnish anesthesiologists. 20 Jul 2009
• Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. 29 Jun 2009
• Test length and cognitive fatigue: an empirical examination of effects on performance and test-taker reactions. 30 May 2009
• Fatigue in relatives of palliative patients. 30 May 2009
• [Fatigue] 27 Apr 2009
• Migraine among university students in Cotonou (Benin). 4 Apr 2009
• Linking goal progress to subjective well-being at work: the moderating role of goal-related self-efficacy and attainability. 30 Mar 2009
• Job stressors and the pursuit of sport activities: a day-level perspective. 30 Mar 2009
• Vital exhaustion in chronic heart failure: symptom profiles and clinical outcome. 27 Feb 2009
• Changes in plasma and tissue amino acid levels in an animal model of complex fatigue. 9 Feb 2009
• Measurement of mental fatigability by task related spectral EEG. A pilot study. 28 Jan 2009
• Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans. 6 Jan 2009
• [Training effects in computer-assisted psychological performance tests] 30 Dec 2008
• Managing an everyday life of uncertainty--a qualitative study of coping in persons with mild stroke. 30 Dec 2008
• Physical and mental fatigue in Parkinson's disease: epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment. 30 Dec 2008
• Menopausal symptoms and quality of life during the menopausal transition in Sri Lankan women. 30 Dec 2008
• Reliability and validity of two new instruments for measuring aspects of mental slowness in the daily lives of stroke patients. 30 Dec 2008
• Mental fatigue and impaired response processes: event-related brain potentials in a Go/NoGo task. 22 Dec 2008
• Burnout development among dentists: a longitudinal study. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Mental Fatigue'

Definition: A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.

Descriptor UI: D005222

Alternative terms: Mental Fatigue; Fatigue, Mental;

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

Tree Number: C23.888.369.500; F01.145.126.937;

Online Note: use MENTAL FATIGUE to search FATIGUE, MENTAL 1966-94

History Note: 95; was FATIGUE, MENTAL 1963-94