| Title | Fatigue in HIV/AIDS patients with comorbidities. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Corless, Inge B., Joachim G. Voss, Patrice K. Nicholas, Eli H. Bunch, Catherine A. Bain, Christopher Coleman, Pamela J. Dole, Lucille S. Eller, Mary Jane Hamilton, William L. Holzemer, Jeanne K. Kemppainen, Kenn M. Kirksey, Elizabeth F. Sefcik, Kathy M. Nokes, Yung Fan Tsais, Nancy R. Reynolds, Dean J. Wantland, Chris Mc Gibbon, Sheila M. Davis, Marta Rivero Mendez, and C. P. Valencia |
| Journal | Applied nursing research : ANR |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 116-22 |
| Date Published | 2008 Aug |
| ISSN | 1532-8201 |
| Keywords | Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Fatigue, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Theoretical, Nursing Assessment, Prevalence, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, United States |
| Abstract | Fatigue has been identified as a key complaint among patients with HIV/AIDS. Although having more than one disease is expected to increase symptom severity, this relationship has not been explored extensively. We investigated differences in fatigue severity together with the impact of demographic factors and the number of comorbidities and symptoms among patients with and those without comorbidities at 18 international clinical and community sites. Specific comorbidities and the number of symptoms associated with increased fatigue severity. Only by distinguishing fatigue as to its causes and patterns will health care providers be able to intervene specifically and thus more effectively. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.11.001 |
| Alternate Journal | Appl Nurs Res |
