Exploring our understanding of fatigue among adolescents living with HIV: Highlighting the unknown

Due to antiretroviral therapies, HIV is now a chronic illness rather than a terminal disease. Chronic symptoms, including fatigue, should be identified and managed to prevent or minimise their potential negative consequences. We apply a Symptom Management Model to conceptualise fatigue among adolesc...

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Published in:Journal of Health Psychology 2019-01, Vol.24 (1), p.125-136
Main Authors: Loades, Maria Elizabeth, Kagee, Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antiretroviral therapy
Chronic illnesses
Emotional well being
Fatigue
Fatigue - diagnosis
Fatigue - etiology
Fatigue - physiopathology
Fatigue - therapy
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Measurement
Symptom management
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Summary:Due to antiretroviral therapies, HIV is now a chronic illness rather than a terminal disease. Chronic symptoms, including fatigue, should be identified and managed to prevent or minimise their potential negative consequences. We apply a Symptom Management Model to conceptualise fatigue among adolescents with HIV. In the context of minimal research, we seek to identify a research agenda for resource-constrained contexts, where HIV prevalence remains high and treatment adherence is a significant problem. By better understanding and addressing the symptom of fatigue, treatment adherence, occupational, social and emotional functioning could be improved. We highlight conceptual, methodological and measurement-related caveats.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105317710320