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ArticleAIDS and behavior2019

Correlates of Fatigue Among South African Adolescents Living with HIV and Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.

Bronwynè J Coetzee, Maria E Loades, Stefani Du Toit, Ashraf Kagee

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bronwynè J CoetzeeDepartment of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. bronwyne@sun.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1545-418X
Maria E LoadesDepartment of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Stefani Du ToitDepartment of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Ashraf KageeDepartment of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of Bath · GB

Funding

Department of Health DRF-2016-09-021Universiteit Stellenbosch Sub-Committee AUniversity of Bath Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences & Department of Psychology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatigue among adolescents living with HIV is poorly understood. In this study, we examined the relationships between fatigue and demographic and psychosocial variables to further the understanding of the symptom experience and associated factors. We recruited consecutive attenders at ART clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa (N = 134, age 11-18 years). Participants completed a battery of questionnaires including measures of fatigue, insomnia and mood disturbance. Just under a quarter (24.6%) of adolescents reported elevated levels of fatigue that affected their functioning. The linear combination of age, depression, and insomnia explained 40.6% of the variance in fatigue. Amongst adolescents with HIV, fatigue seems a problematic symptom associated with poor sleep and mood disturbance. Timely identification and management of these potentially disabling symptoms are needed to attain better health outcomes and retention in care in this group. Interventions aimed at ameliorating these symptoms are needed.

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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveAdolescentAffectAnti-Retroviral AgentsBlack PeopleChildDepressionFatigueFemaleHIVHIV InfectionsHumansMaleSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSouth AfricaStress, PsychologicalAnti-Retroviral AgentsAdolescentAntiretroviral therapyFatigueHIVSouth Africa

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PMID30659425
PMCPMC6754751
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