fatigue

Full title: Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy, modafinil, and their combination for treating fatigue in multiple sclerosis (COMBO-MS): a randomised, statistician-blinded, parallel-arm trial Background Fatigue is one of the most disabling symptoms reported by people...

Effects of a plank-based strength training programme on muscle activation in patients with long COVID: a case series https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39364804/ Abstract Background: This study aimed to analyse the effects of a plank-based strength training programme on muscle activation in...

Improved Fatigue Management in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis of the Efficacy of Methotrexate in Chinese Patients Meiju Zhou, Xiaona Dai, Fang Yuan Abstract Objective: To assess the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in improving fatigue...

Full title: Use of passively collected actigraphy data to detect individual depressive symptoms in a clinical subpopulation and a general population. The presentation of major depressive disorder (MDD) can vary widely due to its heterogeneity, including inter- and intraindividual symptom...

Abstract The main objective was to evaluate structural and functional connectivity correlates of fatigue in post-COVID syndrome, and to investigate the relationships with an objective measure of mental fatigue and with subjective cognitive complaints. One-hundred and twenty-nine patients were...

Highlights • Persistent symptoms were greater following the first SARS-CoV-2 infection. • The most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue, tiredness and shortness of breath. • Proportion of persistent symptoms varied by variant of infection. • A reduction of persistent symptoms after COVID-19...

Now published - link here ******************** The remote diet intervention to reduce Long COVID symptoms trial (ReDIRECT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a remotely delivered supported weight management programme for people...

Discussion moved from this thread But the question is - what is 'exhaustion' in the context of ME/CFS. We have little evidence that it is actually depletion of energy reserves or a 'run down battery'. It certainly seems to feel like that but there is no shortage of oxygen or glucose and almost...

Numerous people are being diagnosed as having CFS and fibro after apparent remission of sarcoidosis. Numerous questions arise 1) What does the diagnoser know about CFS or fibro? 2) What does the diagnoser know about work on post sarcoid fatigue vs sarcoid e.g. persistent shift to TH1 in post...

Faecal microbiota transplantation for sleep disturbance in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome Raphaela I. Lau, Qi Su, Jessica Y.L. Ching, Rashid N. Lui, Ting Ting Chan, Marc T.L. Wong, Louis H.S. Lau, Yun Kwok Wing, Rachel N.Y. Chan, Hanson Y.H. Kwok, Agnes H.Y. Ho, Yee Kit Tse, Chun Pan Cheung, Moses...

Evaluating myelophil, a 30% ethanol extract of Astragalus membranaceus and Salvia miltiorrhiza, for alleviating fatigue in long COVID: a real-world observational study 20 June 2024 Jin-Yong Joung, Jin-Seok Lee, Yujin Choi, Yoon Jung Kim, Hyeon-Muk Oh, Hyun-Sik Seo, Chang-Gue Son Background...

Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous negative impact on the psychosomatic status of the general population, and especially of more vulnerable populations, such as older people. The present study aimed to assess changes in psychosomatic status before and after the COVID-19...

A Protocol for a feasibility study of Cognitive Bias Modification training (IVY 2.0) countering fatigue in people with breast cancer Pre-print: https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-3504063/v1/5706daca-fa6c-47ee-9eb0-49ddde01c81c.pdf?c=1718213203 Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is the most...

Efforts and their feelings Juan Pablo Bermúdez; Olivier Massin Effort and the feeling of effort play important roles in many theoretical discussions, from perception to self-control and free will, from the nature of ownership to the nature of desert and achievement. A crucial, overlooked...

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Comments on energy conservation treatments for MS-related fatigue and a new proposal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022510X24001758 Highlights We propose that fatigue in MS involves a sensory component reflecting the state of the immune system. The predetermined...

Recovery of neurophysiological measures in post-COVID fatigue: a 12-month longitudinal follow-up study Maffitt, Natalie J.; Germann, Maria; Baker, Anne M. E.; Baker, Mark R.; Baker, Stuart N.; Soteropoulos, Demetris S. One of the major consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the...

Ting-Ling Chou, Chi-Huang Shih, Pai-Chien Chou, Jun-Hung Lai, Tsai-Wei Huang, Use of a wearable device to compare subjective and objective fatigue in lung cancer patients and cancer-free controls, European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2024, 102587, ISSN 1462-3889...

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, the prevalence of post COVID-19 condition is estimated at 12.7% at 90–150 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of fatigue and other symptoms, to assess how many patients meet the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...

An old but influential paper: I B Hickie 1, A W Hooker, D Hadzi-Pavlovic, B K Bennett, A J Wilson, A R Lloyd Abstract Objectives: To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates of prolonged fatigue syndromes among patients in primary care. Design: Prospective...