title: [Fatigue in chronic disease].
abstract: Fatigue is often reported in chronic disease. We searched the literature and extracted information on design, methods and material. In 2285 papers malignant diseases was most frequently studied (36%), followed by infectious (10%), rheumatologic (10%), neurological (9%), and cardiovascular diseases (9%). Most studies were cross sectional (n=2083) and only 2% compared patients from different specialties. Although fatigue is an unspecific symptom, most research is isolated to single diseases or disease groups. We know little about prognosis and differences between diseases with respect to the occurrence and character of disease-related fatigue.
authors.affiliation: Region Midtjylland, Center for Folkesundhed, Aarhus Universitet, Institut for Folkesundhed, Afdeling for Klinisk Socialmedicin, Regionshospitalet Herning, Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik. nhh@folkesundhed.au.dk
authors.forename: Niels Henrik
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Hjøllund
authors.forename: Johan Hviid
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bech
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications