title: Fatigue in African American women on hemodialysis.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with fatigue in African American women with end stage renal disease. Twenty-seven of 36 women in the sample were fatigued. Correlations were found with mood disorder and fatigue (p < .001), social support and uremic malnutrition (p = .003), and anemia and fatigue (p = .012) and mood disorder (p = .039). Anemia, uremic malnutrition, mood disorder, and social support explained 38% of variance in fatigue scores (F = 4.768 [4, 31]; p = .004). Future studies testing interventions that mitigate fatigue are warranted.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Amy G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Patricia B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kring
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology*; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000740:Anemia / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D015144:Southeastern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*