Journal article
Prevalence of fatigue and associated factors in chronic low back pain patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: to determine the prevalence and key factors associated with fatigue in chronic low back pain patients.
METHODS: cross-sectional study of 215 chronic low back pain patients from three health care centers and two industrial corporations. The crude prevalence of fatigue and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. Associations between fatigue and the independent variables were measured.
Authors
de Góes Salvetti M; de Mattos Pimenta CA; Braga PE; McGillion M
Journal
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol. 21, No. spe, pp. 12–19
Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1590/s0104-11692013000700003
ISSN
0104-1169