The Relationship between Fatigue and Depression in the students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd 2014

Fatigue in students has negative consequences on occupational¡ social¡ and familial functions and may give rise to depression. Meanwhile¡ depression in students may disturb the academic function and become as impediment for academic achievements. This study aimed to investigate the relashionship between depression and fatigue in the students of Shahid sadoughi University of medical Sciences in Yazd¡ Iran in 2014.
Material and In this cross sectional descriptive analytical study¡315 students were selected through a multi-stages sampling method among the students of Shahid Sadoughi Universiry in 2014 in Yazd. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire¡ IOWA fatigue scale and Beck depression inventory scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using ANOVA¡ chi-square¡ t-test¡ Pearson and Spearman correlation test.
There was a significant relationship between depression¡ interest to study extension and economical problems (p=0.001). Also¡ there was a significant relationship between fatigue¡ gender (p Economical problems and study extension interest are significantly related to depression and fatigue. By improving the economical support and increasing students¡ interest to study extension¡ depression and fatigue would be decreased and their academic function would also be increased.