Editing Fatigue (section)

===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|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419212000/https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2645/|url-status=live}}</ref> However sleepiness and fatigue may not correlate.<ref>{{Cite journal|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|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>