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Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue.

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Bailey, DE; Barroso, J; Muir, AJ; Sloane, R; Richmond, J; McHutchison, J; Patel, K; Landerman, L; Mishel, MH
Published in: Res Nurs Health
October 2010

We identified trajectories of illness uncertainty in chronic hepatitis C patients and examined their association with fatigue levels during 12 months of disease monitoring without treatment (watchful waiting). Sixty-two men and 63 women completed uncertainty and fatigue measures. Groups were formed by uncertainty scores (high, medium, and low) at baseline. Baseline fatigue levels were higher in the high uncertainty group than in the medium and low groups. Over time, uncertainty levels did not change. Fatigue levels in the low uncertainty group remained constant, increased in the medium, and decreased in the high groups. Findings suggest that uncertainty and fatigue do not remit spontaneously. Being aware of this may help nurses identify those patients needing support for these two concerns.

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Res Nurs Health

DOI

EISSN

1098-240X

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

33

Issue

5

Start / End Page

465 / 473

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uncertainty
  • Southeastern United States
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Risk Factors
  • Observation
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Nursing
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Models, Statistical
  • Middle Aged
 

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Bailey, D. E., Barroso, J., Muir, A. J., Sloane, R., Richmond, J., McHutchison, J., … Mishel, M. H. (2010). Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue. Res Nurs Health, 33(5), 465–473. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20397
Bailey, Donald E., Julie Barroso, Andrew J. Muir, Richard Sloane, Jacqui Richmond, John McHutchison, Keyur Patel, Lawrence Landerman, and Merle H. Mishel. “Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue.Res Nurs Health 33, no. 5 (October 2010): 465–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20397.
Bailey DE, Barroso J, Muir AJ, Sloane R, Richmond J, McHutchison J, et al. Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue. Res Nurs Health. 2010 Oct;33(5):465–73.
Bailey, Donald E., et al. “Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue.Res Nurs Health, vol. 33, no. 5, Oct. 2010, pp. 465–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/nur.20397.
Bailey DE, Barroso J, Muir AJ, Sloane R, Richmond J, McHutchison J, Patel K, Landerman L, Mishel MH. Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue. Res Nurs Health. 2010 Oct;33(5):465–473.
Journal cover image

Published In

Res Nurs Health

DOI

EISSN

1098-240X

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

33

Issue

5

Start / End Page

465 / 473

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uncertainty
  • Southeastern United States
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Risk Factors
  • Observation
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Nursing
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Models, Statistical
  • Middle Aged