[Changes in the symptoms of fatigue among junior high school students as a result of the reforms of the educational programs].

The purpose of this study was determination of changes in the prevalence of subjective feeling of tiredness among students in the first classes of colleges before and after introduction of changes in education programmes. In view of this in 1986 and 1987 an inquiry interview was carried out of 584 students in 5 province capitals. According to the results of this inquiry the students were divided into 3 groups: without symptoms of tiredness, with slight symptoms and with evident tiredness. The analysis of the data showed that evident symptoms of tiredness were present in about half the students, and their frequency was significantly greater among girls. The introduction of changes in the education programmes in the first class of colleges led to a greater prevalence of tiredness symptoms, especially among girls.