title: Tired, weak, or in need of rest: fatigue among general practice attenders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence and associations of symptoms of fatigue.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaire survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  London general practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  611 General practice attenders.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors: Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: David
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pelosi
authors: E
authors: E
authors: McDonald
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Stephens
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Ledger
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Rathbone
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005194:Family Practice; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires