What is behind “i'm so tired”? fatigue experiences and their relations to the quality and quantity of external stimulation

Rijk, Angelique E. de; Schreurs, Karlein Maria Gertrudis; Bensing, J.M.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(99)00049-5

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“…[29][30][31] However, this study suggests that physical rehabilitation programs may be of particular importance.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…A Dutch study, also using the MFI-20, suggests such an association between external stimulation through work and the experience of fatigue. 29 Strengths of this study include the high response rate (84.4%) and that only 9 of 163 consecutive surviving patients were excluded. The questionnaires were validated instruments that have been applied to OLT populations in other studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Fatigue and physical function after orthotopic liver transplantation

Aadahl

Hansen

Kirkegaard

et al. 2002

Liver Transplantation

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Over the last two decades, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has become an established treatment for acute and chronic liver failure. OLT impacts not only on survival, but also on health-related quality of life. This study was undertaken to describe the self-rated health of Danish liver transplant recipients, compare their self-rated health against that of the general population, and to investigate associations between sex, age, diagnosis, time after OLT, and postoperative physical function and fatigue. All adult surviving liver transplant recipients who underwent OLT in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1990 to 1998 (n ‫؍‬ 154) were contacted by mail and asked to complete a selfadministered questionnaire. The questionnaire contained the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and questions on marital status, education, and work. The response rate was 84.4% (n ‫؍‬ 130). Liver transplant recipients reported poorer self-rated health than the general population in physical, but not in mental, health areas. One health aspect, fatigue, was investigated in great detail. This study found that liver transplant recipients experienced physical, rather than mental, fatigue. Diagnosis was found to be a predictor of postoperative physical function and fatigue because patients with an alcoholic or cryptogenic cirrhosis background had significantly poorer physical function and experienced more physical fatigue than liver transplant recipients with other diagnoses. Work status and survival time after OLT had significant effects on postoperative physical function and fatigue. Working and having undergone transplantation 4 to 5 years previously were associated with significantly better physical function and less physical fatigue than not working and having undergone transplantation 1 to 3 years previously. This study suggests that liver transplant recipients experience physical, rather than mental, impairment and fatigue and that diagnosis, work status, and survival time after OLT are associated with physical function and fatigue. (Liver Transpl 2002;8:251-259.)

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“…[29][30][31] However, this study suggests that physical rehabilitation programs may be of particular importance.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fatigue and physical function after orthotopic liver transplantation

Aadahl

Hansen

Kirkegaard

et al. 2002

Liver Transplantation

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“…The CES-D has been established as a valid and reliable measure of depressive symptoms in BC patients [39]. For the Dutch population, reliability and criterion validity are good [40,41].…”

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Personality predicts perceived availability of social support and satisfaction with social support in women with early stage breast cancer

Oudsten

Heck

Steeg

et al. 2009

Support Care Cancer

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Besides factors, like fatigue and having a job, personality factors substantially influence the way women with early stage BC perceive social support. Knowledge about these underlying mechanisms of social support is useful for the development of tailor-made interventions. Professionals should be aware of the importance of social support. They should check whether patients have sufficient significant others in their social environment and be sensitive to potential discrepancies patients might experience between availability and adequacy of social support.

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“…An association between external stimuli through work and a sense of fatigue is also suggested in a Dutch study, which observed that an unemployed patient is less stimulated/ motivated, and by being less active is more exposed to fatigue; thus, the patient has a reduced physical function (de Rijk et al, 1999). Patients who return to work have a better QOL perception.…”

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confidence: 70%

Quality of Life and Physical Activity after Liver Transplantation. Literature Review.

Stępień–Słodkowska

Niewiadomska

Kotarska

2017

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

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Liver transplantation has become one of the most effective treatments for end-stage renal disease. For patients, however, the decision to have orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is often made in an effort to improve their quality of life and to reduce their risk of mortality and morbidity. Quality of life is an important aspect of therapy for transplant patients because this category reflects the subjective evaluation of one's own life in the physical, psychological and social dimensions. One of the means to achieve a better quality of life is not only good health, but also physical activity. Physical activity has been demonstrated to be of significance not only in the assessment of fitness levels but also could be of importance in long term recovery process after major surgical operations. The aim of this study was a review of literature showing the improved quality of life in patients after liver transplantation as well as the influence of physical activity on their physical health, mental health and quality of life after transplantation. Longitudinal data showed remarkable improvement of common domains of QOL comparing pre-and post-transplant items. Gender, occupation and regular physical activity have an influence on the quality of life after liver transplantation.

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What is behind “i'm so tired”? fatigue experiences and their relations to the quality and quantity of external stimulation

Cited by 39 publications

References 30 publications

Fatigue and physical function after orthotopic liver transplantation

Fatigue and physical function after orthotopic liver transplantation

Personality predicts perceived availability of social support and satisfaction with social support in women with early stage breast cancer

Quality of Life and Physical Activity after Liver Transplantation. Literature Review.

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