Prevalence and Correlates of Fatigue Among Persons with HIV Infection

Prevalence and Correlates of Fatigue Among Persons with HIV Infection

To describe prevalence of fatigue and its correlates among persons with HIV infection, we abstracted medical records of 13,768 persons in care for HIV in >100 US clinics. The prevalence of fatigue (defined as fatigue, malaise, or weakness that was the primary reason for a medical visit, was persi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pain and symptom management 2003-04, Vol.25 (4), p.329-333
Hauptverfasser: Sullivan, Patrick S, Dworkin, Mark S, the Adult, of HIV Disease Investigators, Adolescent Spectrum
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
anemia
Biological and medical sciences
depression
Fatigue
Fatigue - diagnosis
Fatigue - epidemiology
Fatigue - etiology
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Severity of Illness Index
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:To describe prevalence of fatigue and its correlates among persons with HIV infection, we abstracted medical records of 13,768 persons in care for HIV in >100 US clinics. The prevalence of fatigue (defined as fatigue, malaise, or weakness that was the primary reason for a medical visit, was persistent, or was severe enough to preclude work) was 37%. Fatigue was more common among persons with clinical AIDS (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.3, CI 1.1–1.5); depression (AOR 2.4, CI 2.1–2.7); and hemoglobin concentrations
ISSN:0885-3924
1873-6513
DOI:10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00676-0