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Physiological And Psychological Correlates Of Fatigue In Hiv/Aids, Kenneth D. Phillips, R.L. Sowell, M. Rojas, A. Tavakoli Jan 2004

Physiological And Psychological Correlates Of Fatigue In Hiv/Aids, Kenneth D. Phillips, R.L. Sowell, M. Rojas, A. Tavakoli

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Nursing

Fatigue is a frequent symptom reported by persons living with HIV disease and one that affects all aspects of quality of life. To improve quality of care of persons with HIV disease, it is important to address all factors that contribute to fatigue. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations of physiological, psychological, and sociological factors with fatigue in an HIV-infected population. With Piper’s integrated fatigue model guiding selection, factors examined in this study were hemoglobin, hematocrit, CD4+ cell count, HIV-RNA viral load, total sleep time, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, HIV-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, and perceived stress. …


Variable-Frequency-Train Stimulation Of Skeletal Muscle After Spinal Cord Injury, C. Scott Bickel, Jill Slade, Leslie R. Vanhiel, Gordon L. Warren, Gary A. Dudley Jan 2004

Variable-Frequency-Train Stimulation Of Skeletal Muscle After Spinal Cord Injury, C. Scott Bickel, Jill Slade, Leslie R. Vanhiel, Gordon L. Warren, Gary A. Dudley

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Skeletal muscle, after spinal cord injury (SCI), becomes highly susceptible to fatigue. Variable-frequency trains (VFTs) enhance force in fatigued human skeletal muscle of able-bodied (AB) individuals. VFTs do this by taking advantage of the "catch-like" property of skeletal muscle. However, mechanisms responsible for fatigue in AB and SCI subjects may not be the same, and the efficacy of VFT stimulation after SCI is unknown. Accordingly, we tested the hypothesis that VFT stimulation would augment torque-time integral in SCI subjects. The quadriceps femoris muscle was stimulated with constant frequency trains (CFTs) (six 200 s square wave pulses separated by 70 ms) …


The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu Jan 2004

The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu

Publications and Research

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