TY - JOUR T1 - Fatigue 2 months after myocardial infarction may indicate risk for persistent fatigue JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 78 LP - 78 DO - 10.1136/eb-2015-102231 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - Patricia B Crane Y1 - 2016/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/3/78.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Fredriksson-Larsson U, Alsén P, Karlson BW, et al. Fatigue two months after myocardial infarction and its relationships with other concurrent symptoms, sleep quality and coping strategies. J Clin Nurs 2015;24:2192–200.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedGlobal fatigue 2 months post-myocardial infarction (MI) may indicate those at highest risk for fatigue at 4 months post-MI.Fatigue 2 months post-MI is associated with increased stress, breathlessness and ineffective coping, but not with sleep quality nor with depression.Measuring fatigue post-MI is important, as fatigue is a major barrier to physical activity.Fredriksson-Larsson and colleagues address an important symptom, fatigue, in the post-MI period. Typically, this time period is when physiological recovery and pharmacological … ER -