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Fatigue is among the most common sequelae of traumatic brain injury
(TBI). OBJECTIVES: To summarize the empirical and theoretical literature on Post
TBI fatigue (PTBIF) and identify some of the challenges that continue to confront
clinicians, researchers and individuals with TBI. METHODS: Qualitative literature
review. The epidemiology, characteristics, and correlates of PTBIF are described.
Challenges in the operational definition and measurement of fatigue are discussed
and the empirical literature on measurement of PTBIF and theoretical models of
the potential etiology of PTBIF is summarized. Existing treatments of PTBIF and
the research supporting them are reviewed. Future directions for clinical
research are presented. RESULTS: Although PTBIF is a high incidence condition
after TBI that is related to significant suffering and reduced quality of life,
it remains inadequately measured and treated. Its etiology and precipitants are
poorly understood and intervention research is inadequate. CONCLUSION: Further
research is necessary to develop psychometrically-sound objective and subjective
measures of PTBIF and examine the efficacy of treatments for fatigue.
Interventions shown to improve fatigue in other populations should be considered
in treating PTBIF.

Langue : ANGLAIS