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Fatigue in African American Women on Hemodialysis - Download article and take CE posttest
Amy G. Williams
Patricia B. Crane
Daria Kring
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purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with fatigue in
African American women with end stage renal disease. Twenty-seven of 36
women in the sample were fatigued. Correlations were found with mood
disorder and fatigue (p < .001), social support and uremic
malnutrition (p = .003), and anemia and fatigue (p = .012) and mood
disorder (p = .039). Anemia, uremic malnutrition, mood disorder, and
social support explained 38% of variance in fatigue scores (F = 4.768
[4, 31]; p = .004). Future studies testing interventions that mitigate
fatigue are warranted.
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| Amy G. Williams, MSN, RN, is Graduate Student, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
Patricia B. Crane, PhD, RN, FAHA, is Associate Professor, Adult Health, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
Daria Kring, MSN, RN, BC, is
Doctoral Student, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and
Magnet/Retention Coordinator, Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC.
She is a member of ANNA’s Cardinal Chapter.
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