TIRED, WEAK, OR IN NEED OF REST - FATIGUE AMONG GENERAL-PRACTICE ATTENDERS

被引：259

作者：

DAVID, A ^{[1
]}

PELOSI, A ^{[1
]}

MCDONALD, E ^{[1
]}

STEPHENS, D ^{[1
]}

LEDGER, D ^{[1
]}

RATHBONE, R ^{[1
]}

MANN, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV EDINBURGH, ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSP, DEPT PSYCHIAT, EDINBURGH EH10 5HF, SCOTLAND

来源：

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 1990年 / 301卷 / 6762期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1136/bmj.301.6762.1199

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Objectives - To determine the prevalence and associations of symptoms of fatigue. Design - Questionnaire survey. Setting - London general practice. Participants - 611 General practice attenders. Main outcome measures - Scores on a fatigue questionnaire and reasons given for fatigue. Results - 10.2% Of men (17/167) and 10.6% of women (47/444) had substantial fatigue for one month or more. Age, occupation, and marital status exerted minor effects. Subjects attributed fatigue equally to physical and non-physical causes. Physical ill health, including viral infection, was associated with more severe fatigue. Women rather than men blamed family responsibilities for their fatigue. The profile of persistent fatigue did not differ from that of short duration. Only one person met criteria for the chronic fatigue syndrome. Conclusions - Fatigue is a common complaint among general practice attenders and can be severe. Patients may attribute this to physical, psychological, and social stress.

引用

页码：1199 / 1202

页数：4

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