Biobehavioral examination of fatigue across populations: report from a P30 Center of Excellence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This article reports the cross-studies analysis of projects from the P30 Center of Excellence for Biobehavioral Approaches to Symptom Management. Although the projects investigated diverse populations, a consistent theoretical and empirical approach guided each project.

Methods

Common data elements included the following measures of psychobehavioral variables: the PROMIS Short-Form Fatigue Scale, the Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale. Plasma cytokines were measured as the shared biological data element.

Results

Data were analyzed from 295 participants with fibromyalgia (n = 72), second trimester pregnancy (n = 73), sickle cell anemia (n = 60), and cardiometabolic risk (n = 91). The mean age of participants was

SUBMITTER: Lyon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4290842 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature