RESUMEN

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.

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Fatiga/epidemiología , Fatiga/virología , Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Comorbilidad , Fatiga/enfermería , Femenino , Infecciones por VIH/enfermería , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Modelos Teóricos , Evaluación en Enfermería , Prevalencia , Análisis de Regresión , Factores de Riesgo , Estados Unidos/epidemiología