1994
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6931.763
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Population based study of fatigue and psychological distress

Abstract: Objectives-To determine the prevalence of fatigue in the general population and the factors associated with fatigue.Design-Postal survey.Setting-Six general practices in southern England. IntroductionCommunity surveys have shown that fatigue is common in developed countries. A British survey of those attending general practice found that 10-2% of men and 10-6% of women had had substantial fatigue for over a month.' Despite its prevalence, however, surprisingly few data exist on the demographic and social asso… Show more

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“…Several studies on fatigue have documented a strong association between fatigue and psychological distress in younger subjects. 1,24,30 This may not hold in the elderly, among whom somatic diseases, like in our study, are far more common.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 57%
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“…Several studies on fatigue have documented a strong association between fatigue and psychological distress in younger subjects. 1,24,30 This may not hold in the elderly, among whom somatic diseases, like in our study, are far more common.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 57%
“…23 The FQ measures fatigue speci®cally and the questionnaire is intended for the detection of fatigue cases in epidemiological studies. 23,24 The FQ asks for fatigue symptoms experienced during the last months compared with how the subject felt when last feeling well. The responses are`less than usual',`same as usual/not more than usual',`more than usual' and`much more than usual'.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As other authors of community and primary care studies [2,3,6], we found some degree of fatigue in nearly all of the working populations. It has to be noted, however, that while reasonably distributed, there was an excess of the lowest possible fatigue scores, with a small percentage (2%) completely free of symptoms of fatigue (or completely unwilling to acknowledge them).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 52%
“…At present, these questions cannot be adequately answered. We do know that studies conducted in the general population [3] and in the primary care setting [5] have shown that fatigue is associated with psychological distress, with observed correlations of .62 and .51. However, the relationship between fatigue and psychological distress may vary across different populations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Caseness of fatigue is defined as the total dichotomized scores (0,0,1,1) above four and a duration at least six months. 19 The Brief Male Sexual Function Inventory (BSFI) 20 measures sexual drive (two items), erections (three items), ejaculation (two items), sexual problem assessment (three items) and overall sexual satisfaction (one item) by 5-point Likert scales (0-4). 20 Total sexual score is calculated from the first 10 items in accordance with earlier factor analysis.…”
Section: Instrument Scoringmentioning
confidence: 99%