Individual Differences In Fatigue Research

Evidence has linked a strong relationship between spirituality and medicine. There is a positive correlation between a patient’s spirituality or religious commitment and health outcomes. A spiritual assessment as a part of a health assessment is a practical step to incorporating patient’s spiritual needs into practice. The FICA Tool and HOPE Questions provide serve to assist clinicians in the spiritual assessment process. By examining the research done using these tools, it has been determined that the FICA Tool is easy to use and provides basic data on a patient’s spirituality. The FICA tool is both reliable and valid. The HOPE Questions are

Sleep is important not only for promoting healing, but also for the overall well-being of the individual. When there are problems with the sleeping pattern, it impacts the overall health and safety of the older adult. The person will not have enough rest and will be too tired to perform activities surrounding daily living. We have to assess the risk factors contributing to the problems of sleep disturbance and these might be “related to poor sleep hygiene, including an irregular sleep schedule, environmental noise or light, and the use of stimulants” (Mauk, 2014, p. 581). If the sleeping pattern is not assessed, possible complications will happen, such as falls that could lead to bodily injuries.

People should be punished for not taking action in a life and death situation. In the article the author, Jay Sterling Silver, believes that civil liability should be established for everyone everywhere. I somewhat agree with his point because it’s the right thing to do but that’s not always the case. During a life and death situation people tend to panic and when they do they start to lose control because they are torn between taking action or calling 911 but it might be too late for that. People will act without precaution in an emergency or some will not act at all because they’re scared they might make the situation worse than what it is.

Patient is presented to the ER with her mother after having been referred by her pediatrician. Mother complains nine month old patient is exhibiting symptoms she herself had been experiencing over the last year and a half or so. Mother and daughter share symptoms of intermittent fevers, swollen lymph nodes, weight loss/inability to gain weight, extreme fatigue with nocturnal wakefulness. The mother said she also experienced some muscle pain, confusion at times and possible personality changes. The mother told the ER doctor she attributed her symptoms to pregnancy but they continued after giving birth. They started off very mild but have been becoming more severe over the last year. During physical examination patient states having

This is a cross-sectional cohort study. Participants (n=210) with a diagnosis of stage IV cancer, COPD, or CHF were selected from Duke Hospital and Durham VA Medical Center and followed monthly for up to 4 years. The only inclusion criterion was an advanced illness diagnosis. No ethical concerns were noted as patients were consented and the study was approved by Durham VA and Duke University’s Institutional Review Boards. Outcome measures were determined utilizing the Profile of Mood States’ Anxiety Subscale and 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Predictors were ascertained utilizing components of the Spiritual History Scale and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Multiple Regression Analyses was applied while controlling for diagnosis and severity of disease process, demographics, participant rated spirituality and frequency of religious participation (p 752, para 1). Yielded results showed a correlation between enhanced spiritual welfare and fewer anxiety (p<0.001) with spiritual well-being evolving as a primary negative predictor for fatigue

Can you imagine costing a patient their life due to your lack of sleep, long shifts, and working to many hours? Me either. “In 2011, the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert to call attention to health care worker fatigue as it relates to patient safety, noting a link between healthcare worker fatigue and adverse events. In addition to patient safety concerns, there is an increased risk of injury in fatigued healthcare workers (Martin, 2015).” Lets explore the dangers of fatigue, and its importance to nurses, way that nurses can prevent fatigue, and possible ways to lower fatigue and enhance sleep. What standards are in place in the nurse practice

Fibromyalgia is primarily characterized as a chronic widespread pain condition that mainly affects an older female population (Arnold 2010). Even though pain is described as the primary symptom of Fibromyalgia, patients diagnosed with this condition also frequently describe significant poor sleep quality (Giorgio et al., 2012). In one study, out of 2,196 Fibromyalgia patients were that were surveyed; 11.2 % reported no sleep impediment symptom, 25.7% reported one sleep impediment symptom, and 63.05% percent reported two or more sleep impediment symptoms. When compared to control group subjects without Fibromyalgia, the prevalence of a sleep difficulty symptom was considerably lower in within the population without the

For health care providers to deliver the best holistic care that patients deserve, a thorough spiritual assessment must be included during their care. With more research showing a relationship between supporting a patient’s spirituality with their health and ability to cope with illness, it is now a requirement of organizations to include a spiritual assessment to maintain accreditation with The Joint Commission. The minimum required of a spiritual assessment by The Joint Commission is to determine the patient’s religion and

There are barriers to CRF occurring at the patient, professional and system levels. The patients barrier is due to the patient believing that their fatigue is not important, that it is inevitable or untreatable. Patients usually do not consider fatigue as a valid problem to complain about to their providers. Even when patients communicate an overwhelming or severe fatigue, they are not sure about the process that care health care providers will use to diagnosis their fatigue (Borneman, 2007). Barriers at the professional levels, include a lack of knowledge about the complex nature of fatigue. Also there is lack in literature agreement about the definition of fatigue, it’s causes, effects and remedies used for fatigue management. Usually health care providers focus on managing pain and nausea because they interfere with quality of life but fatigue is not considered one of these symptoms that needs to be addressed.

I never thought I'd be the type of person to go to university as I never found a course that made me excited to learn until now. When I finished year 12 I had no clue as to what I wanted to do with my life and certainly never dreamed of being 24 and looking at the VTAC guide. But now I'm at the point of my life where my everyday interests are what I would like to make a career out of, and unfortunately I cannot pursue them without a bachelor degree.

Fatigue can be a symptom of many disease condition such as thyroid problems, a brain tumor, vitamin deficiency, anemia, hypothyroidism, pregnancy and depression. It is important to ask questions that should rule out all these differential diagnoses. As the interview progresses some of the diagnosis can be ruled out. The initial questions that the patient was asked include

Ms. Stillwater’s profile suggested that she may endorsed emotional distress, anxiety, depression and fatigue. She is experiencing low self-esteem, absence of positive emotion, vulnerability to stress, and being easily overwhelmed, because of her unstable moods associated with depression and anxiety. She may endorse feeling uncertain about her future including her job and relationships and she may find her life to be worthlessness and hopelessness.

Critics initially assumed that Frank was the genius behind all of the couple’s works and assessments of factory productivity. He, of course, was the male of the couple and therefore the credit was most often his. People in this era had a hard time acknowledging women's accomplishments, especially hers because of her husband’s place in assisting to get her name out into the world. Lillian began to be included however and slowly she began to rise. Together, the two established a Fatigue Study in which they published under both of their names in 1917. They additionally published an Applied Motion Study in England and Germany. Many of their lectures also became known and they covered precision, motion devices, and industrial opportunity. Lillian

It has also been shown that less pain severity, less psychological symptom, or higher self-efficacy has a positive effect on sleep impairment and fatigue symptom [180-183]. In addition, less sleep impairment has a positive effect on fatigue symptom [180]. Lastly, the theoretical and the

Self-efficacy and the value of health had lead the patients to better outcomes and less complications (Nugent, Carson, Zammitt, Smith, & Wallston, 2015). It was also observed by Gomersall, Madill and Summers that spirituality and self-management of T2DM had both positive and negative correlations (Gomersall et al., 2011). African American patients with T2DM who were Christians had two distinctively different views on their chronic illness; some saw the God as a supporter and others as a healer (Gomersall et al., 2011). Patients who viewed the God as a supporter were more motivated and able to produce positive results when others who viewed the God as a healer became passive and had negative outcomes (Gomersall et al., 2011). Observed individual’s spirituality was perceived similarly to the former. Being an active and sincere Buddhist for more than 20 years, she accepted her fate and her illness as a part of her journey. The observed individual believed that the illness also has been guiding her to live a purified life and have a clean body by exercising and eating healthy that contributed to positive outcomes of