title: Fatigue in HIV/AIDS patients with comorbidities.
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.
authors.affiliation: MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
authors.forename: Inge B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Corless
authors.forename: Joachim G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: Patrice K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Eli H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Bunch
authors.forename: Catherine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dole
authors.forename: Lucille S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Eller
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holzemer
authors.forename: Jeanne K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kemppainen
authors.forename: Kenn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kirksey
authors.forename: Elizabeth F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Sefcik
authors.forename: Kathy M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nokes
authors.forename: Yung Fan
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Tsais
authors.forename: Nancy R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Dean J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wantland
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mc Gibbon
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Marta Rivero
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Valencia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology