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. 2017 Apr;19(2):122-127.
doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000329.

Fatigue Symptom Management in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Joseph D Perazzo  1 , Allison R Webel  1 , Joachim G Voss  1 , Maryjo Prince-Paul  1
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Fatigue Symptom Management in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Joseph D Perazzo et al. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Fatigue is a subjective, unpleasant, potentially disabling symptom rooted in physiological, psychological, and behavioral causes. People living with HIV are a population highly affected by fatigue due to risk factors associated with HIV-infection, treatment, and psychosocial disease burden. People with HIV are living longer, and are facing the challenge of a longer disease trajectory. Palliative nurses with expertise in symptom management can play a crucial role in helping people with HIV to engage in health behaviors that prevent or mitigate fatigue. In this paper we present a definition and overview of fatigue, describe the problem of fatigue in people living with HIV, and present a case study that illustrates the role of the palliative nurse in helping a person with HIV to cope with fatigue.

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