ReviewStroke research and treatment2015
Factors Associated with Poststroke Fatigue: A Systematic Review.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effect of Vestibular Exercise Program on Fatigue, Balance and Gait in Patients With Stroke
Fatigue Severity Independently Predicts Health-Related Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.
- Relationships of post-stroke fatigue with mobility, recovery, performance, and participation-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Related risk factors associated with post-stroke fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Pooled it
- Adjuvant therapy with Astragalus membranaceus for post-stroke fatigue: a systematic review.Metabolic brain disease · 2020Pooled it
- Home-based light therapy for fatigue following acquired brain injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC neurology · 2021Trial
- Validating an aphasia-accessible ecological momentary assessment for daily depressive affect: A preliminary investigation.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Latent Profiles of Post-Stroke Fatigue and Their Association with Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep in Patients with First-Ever Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Measuring affective symptoms of depression in aphasia: development of an accessible ecological momentary assessment tool.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Prevalence and biopsychosocial predictors of post-stroke fatigue in patients with minor strokes.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Observational
- Poststroke Fatigue: An Overlooked Barrier to Functional Recovery.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Sources of perceived stress in people with aphasia: a qualitative study.Aphasiology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Tilburg Frailty on Poststroke Fatigue in First-Ever Stroke Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study With Unified Measurement Tools and Improved Statistics.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026Article
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- The relationship between fatigue and insomnia in ischemic stroke convalescence patients: the chained mediation effects of social support and anxiety.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Barriers to Recognizing Depression in People with Aphasia: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Aphasiology · 2025Article
- Interrelationship between fatigue and recovery of physical function in stroke survivors: a longitudinal mixed-methods study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Neuropsychiatric complications 3-4 years after stroke: a population-based study of fatigue, depression and cognition.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Post-stroke fatigue - a multidimensional problem or a cluster of disorders? A case for phenotyping post-stroke fatigue.The Journal of physiology · 2025Review
- Gamified exercise for the distal upper extremity in people with post-stroke hemiparesis: feasibility study on subjective perspectives during daily continuous training.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Functional Recovery in Acute and Subacute Stroke Patients With or Without Post-stroke Fatigue.Brain & NeuroRehabilitation · 2024Article
- Exploring the Mediating Role of Sleep Deficit-Related Functional Status in Subacute Stroke Survivors.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background. Poststroke fatigue (PSF) is a frequent, disabling symptom that lacks a consensual definition and a standardized evaluation method. The (multiple) causes of PSF have not been formally characterized. Objective. To identify factors associated with PSF. Method. A systematic review of articles referenced in MEDLINE. Only original studies having measured PSF and potentially associated factors were included. Data was extracted from articles using predefined data fields. Results. Although PSF tends to be more frequent in female patients and older patients, sociodemographic factors do not appear to have a major impact. There are strong associations between PSF and emotional disturbances (such as depression and anxiety). PSF may also be linked to attentional disturbances (mainly slowing in processing speed). The literature data have failed to demonstrate a clear impact of the type and severity of stroke. It has been suggested that PSF results from alterations in the frontothalamostriatal system and/or inflammatory processes. Pain, sleep disorders, and prestroke fatigue also appeared to be associated with PSF. Implications. A better understanding of PSF may improve stroke patient care and facilitate the development of effective treatments.
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