TY - GEN AU - Hala Ibrahim AboDeif AU - Khairia AboBakr ElSawi , AU - Mohga AbelAziz Selim , TI - Correlates of fatigue among patients with chronic airway limitation / PY - 2004/// CY - Cairo : PB - Hala Ibrahim AboDeif , KW - Chronic air KW - Correlates KW - Fatigue among patients KW - Way limitation N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Nursing - Department Of Surgical Nursing; Issued also as CD N2 - Chronic fatigue is a common , difficult to measure , problem that may be associated with considerable morbidity , and is rarely a subject of controversyIt is probably the most common symptom of illness affecting sufferers of both acute and chronic conditionsHowever , a growing interest in the health problems presented by fatigue both in clinical practice and research , coupled with a decreasing number of reported studies on fatigue in the last decade , make an updated and systemic review of factors related to fatigue necessaryTherefore , the aim of this study was to investigate correlates of fatigue among patients with chronic airway limitationRelated factors may be described as any internal or external elements which have an effect on the person , family or community which contribute to the existence , or maintenance of the person's health problemThe study sample consisted of 90 adult patientsThe tools utilized for data collection were : a) sociodemographic data sheetb) The Modified extended version of fatigue questionnaire (MEVFQ) with 38 items including the following six fatigue dimensions : physical , mental , temporal , behavioral , sensory , and affective / emotional dimensionThe study results indicated that the majority of patients (9111 ER -