Gender Differences in Fatigue Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Michelle M. Fennessy; Anne M. Fink; Ann L. Eckhardt; Jessica Jones; Donna K. Kruse; Kathryn J. VanderZwan; Catherine J. Ryan; Julie Johnson Zerwic

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Gender Differences in Fatigue Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Gender Differences in Fatigue Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Michelle M. Fennessy, Anne M. Fink, Ann L. Eckhardt, Jessica Jones, Donna K. Kruse, Kathryn J. VanderZwan, Catherine J. Ryan and Julie Johnson Zerwic

Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, Vol.30(4), pp.224-230

07/2010

DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181d0c493

PMCID: PMC3003435

PMID: 20216323

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INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is a symptom of acute myocardial infarction (AMI); however, few studies have characterized the fatigue associated with AMI in men and women. METHODS: The convenience sample included 88 men and 28 women admitted with a diagnosis of AMI at 6 Midwestern facilities. Data were collected upon hospital admission and 30 days after discharge. A total of 37 men and 10 women responded to the 30-day questionnaires. The Profile of Mood States Fatigue (POMS-F) subscale was used to measure fatigue and the Depression-Dejection subscale to measure depressed mood. RESULTS: At baseline, significant gender differences were found, with women more likely to have higher POMS-F scores (15.80, SD = 7.33) than men (11.19, SD = 7.04, P = .004). Significant gender differences were also found at 30 days (t = 2.40, df = 45, P = .02). POMS-F scores for women were higher at baseline, with decreased fatigue levels 30 days after discharge (t = 5.36, df = 9, P <= .05). No differences were found in POMS-F scores for men (t = 1.26, df = 36, P = .213) between baseline and 30 days after discharge. Fatigue was associated with depressed mood and gender at baseline (R-2 = 0.48, P < .05) and 30 days after discharge (R-2 = 0.308, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: In this sample, fatigue at baseline and at 30 days after discharge was associated with gender and depressed mood. Women reported high levels of fatigue with AMI and lower fatigue after discharge. Men reported moderate to high fatigue levels, which did not change over time. Further research is needed to discern fatigue patterns before and after AMI.

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Title: Subtitle: Gender Differences in Fatigue Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Creators: Michelle M. Fennessy - University of Illinois Chicago
Anne M. Fink - Neurobehavioral Research (United States)
Ann L. Eckhardt - Carle Foundation Hospital
Jessica Jones - University of Illinois Chicago
Donna K. Kruse - Surgical Science (Sweden)
Kathryn J. VanderZwan - Neurobehavioral Research (United States)
Catherine J. Ryan - Neurobehavioral Research (United States)
Julie Johnson Zerwic - Neurobehavioral Research (United States)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, Vol.30(4), pp.224-230
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181d0c493
PMID: 20216323
PMCID: PMC3003435
NLM abbreviation: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev
ISSN: 1932-7501
eISSN: 1932-751X
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number of pages: 7
Grant note: P30NR009014 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) P30 NR009014-05 / NINR NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Language: English
Date published: 07/2010
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984370657402771

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