Fatigue Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text===Comparison with other terms=== ====Tiredness==== Tiredness which is a normal result of [[Work (human activity)|work]], mental [[Stress (medicine)|stress]], [[anxiety]], overstimulation and understimulation, [[jet lag]], active [[recreation]], [[boredom]], or [[Sleep deprivation|lack of sleep]] is not considered medical fatigue. This is the tiredness described in MeSH Descriptor Data.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005221|title=MeSH Browser|website=meshb.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2024-01-25|archive-date=2023-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508182945/https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005221|url-status=live}}</ref> ====Sleepiness==== Sleepiness refers to a tendency to fall asleep, whereas fatigue refers to an overwhelming sense of tiredness, lack of energy, and a feeling of exhaustion. Sleepiness and fatigue often coexist as a consequence of sleep deprivation.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2645/|title=Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses|first=Ann E.|last=Rogers|chapter=The Effects of Fatigue and Sleepiness on Nurse Performance and Patient Safety |series=Advances in Patient Safety |editor-first=Ronda G.|editor-last=Hughes|date=April 11, 2008|publisher=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US)|via=PubMed|pmid=21328747}}</ref> However sleepiness and fatigue may not correlate.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9256516/|title=Fatigue and sleep disorders|first1=K. L.|last1=Lichstein|first2=M. K.|last2=Means|first3=S. L.|last3=Noe|first4=R. N.|last4=Aguillard|date=August 11, 1997|journal=Behaviour Research and Therapy|volume=35|issue=8|pages=733–740|via=PubMed|doi=10.1016/s0005-7967(97)00029-6|pmid=9256516}}</ref> Fatigue is generally considered a longer-term condition than sleepiness (somnolence).<ref name="pmid16376590">{{cite journal | vauthors = Shen J, Barbera J, Shapiro CM | title = Distinguishing sleepiness and fatigue: focus on definition and measurement | journal = Sleep Medicine Reviews | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–76 | date = February 2006 | pmid = 16376590 | doi = 10.1016/j.smrv.2005.05.004 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page