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Fatigue after myocardial infarction: Relationships with indices of emotional distress, and sociodemographic and clinical variables
Author(s) -
Alsén Pia,
Brink Eva,
Brändström Yvonne,
Karlson Björn W,
Persson LarsOlof
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2010.01848.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , anxiety , distress , myocardial infarction , incidence (geometry) , population , depressive symptoms , emotional distress , physical therapy , psychiatry , clinical psychology , physics , environmental health , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Alsén P, Brink E, Brändström Y, Karlson BW, Persson L‐O. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16 : 326–334
Fatigue after myocardial infarction: Relationships with indices of emotional distress, and sociodemographic and clinical variables Fatigue and depressive symptoms are relatively common among patients recovering from myocardial infarction (MI). The symptoms of depression and fatigue overlap. The present study aimed at identifying patient fatigue and at examining the incidence of fatigue, particularly without coexisting depression, after MI. The sample comprised 204 consecutive patients who had completed the questionnaires Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory–20 after MI (1 week and 4 months). The results showed that fatigue had decreased after 4 months compared with the time of MI onset. Compared with the general population, patients reported significantly higher levels of fatigue. Furthermore, fatigue was associated with depression, but 33% of the sample reported fatigue without coexisting depression after 4 months. In order to prevent or treat patients' symptoms of fatigue after MI, the concepts of fatigue and depression should be assessed separately so as to exclude overlapping effects.