Fatigue is a complex and ubiquitous phenomenon. The prevalence of fatigue in healthcare
settings and in the popular media suggests a picture that the whole world is tired. In the …

O ne-third of our life is spent in sleep. The importance of sleep, either too little or too much, is
increasingly recognized as a contributor to health outcomes across the lifespan. The amount …

This book explores the history, effects, diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue as well its
significant links to other illnesses. Fatigue is a difficult symptom to accurately assess and …

Chronic fatigue is of concern to nurses since they are frequently called on to assess patients'
complaints of fatigue. Indeed nursing professionals are often the only care providers to get …

The subjective experience of fatigue is common and debilitating, and affects many
individuals in various healthcare settings. The condition requires adequate assessment …

Fatigue is one of the common presenting complaints in primary care, being the primary
complaint in 5–10% of presentations and an associated complaint in a further 10% of family …

Fatigue, or “a feeling of tiredness or weariness”(Thomas, 1993), is one of the most common
complaints reported to primary care physicians (Walker, Katon, & Jemelka, 1993; Kroenke …

We've all experienced fatigue at some point in our lives. Whether it'sa flu that has knocked
you for six or being a new parent living on stolen hours of sleep. For most of us, fatigue is a …

Aim. The aim of this paper is to add a qualitative dimension to the body of knowledge about
fatigue by revealing the meaning given by women living with chronic illness to the …

PURPOSE. To validate the nursing diagnosis fatigue by providing evidence to identify,
confirm, and consolidate the defining characteristics. METHODS. The Revised Piper Fatigue …