Archives of Epidemiology & Public Health Research(AEPHR)

University of Peloponnese, Department of Nursing, Tripol, Greece

Publications

• Research Article   
  Investigation of Physical and Mental Fatigue and Quality of Life in People with Musculoskeletal Problems
  Author(s): Paraskevi Theofilou*, Amalia Ferentinou and Maria Tsironi
  
  Musculoskeletal disorders include a wide range of diseases that affect the skeletal and muscular systems, which tol- erate women and men of all ages, all over the globe and they are found in all social and demographic stratifications. The purpose of this study is to investigate the quality of life and the feeling of fatigue of these patients, as well as the burden or not on the quality of life, from the years of diagnosis. The present study involved 100 patients aged 45 to 55 years old, with musculoskeletal problems, who were diagnosed with the problem for at least one year. Most of the sample were women, high school graduates, and married. The present thesis is a quantitative synchronous study, in which two research tools were used: a) the Greek version of the "Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS)" which contains a total of 10 questions and measures fatigue and b) the Greek versi.. Read More»
  

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