Journal article
United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men?
Fatigue (Abingdon, Eng.), Vol.12(3), pp.238-245
07/02/2024
DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2024.2350301
Abstract
Objective: Examine group differences among women and men United States Veterans with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and chronic pain (CP). Method: Administrative data from the VA Corporate Data Warehouse were derived from a cohort that met criteria for CP in 2018. Differences across sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric comorbidities, and pain-related healthcare utilization were examined. Analyses included group comparisons (chi-square tests for independence or independent samples t-tests) and effect size differences (Cohen's d or Cramer's V).Results:The period prevalence for comorbid CFS and CP was greater among women Veterans (1.20% vs. 0.61%). Women Veterans with CFS and CP were younger (d = 0.80), more likely to be Black, and less likely to be White (V = 0.13). Women Veterans with CFS and CP were more likely to have fibromyalgia (V = 0.23), headache (V = 0.24), or urogenital, pelvic, and menstrual pain (V = 0.14), and less likely to have neuropathy relative to men; they were also more likely to have depression (V = 0.15) or anxiety (V = 0.13). Conclusions: Comorbid CFS and CP are more prevalent among women Veterans relative to men. Group differences in pain clusters and psychiatric comorbidities may have implications for clinical offerings to women Veterans with these conditions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men?
- Creators
- Jenna L. Adamowicz - University of IowaEmily B. K. Thomas - Univ Iowa, Dept Psychol & Brain Sci, G60 PBSB,340 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52236 USABrian C. Lund - Iowa City VA Health Care SystemMary A. Driscoll - Yale UniversityKatherine Hadlandsmyth - Iowa City VA Health Care System
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Fatigue (Abingdon, Eng.), Vol.12(3), pp.238-245
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/21641846.2024.2350301
- ISSN
- 2164-1846
- eISSN
- 2164-1862
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- University of Iowa Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship 03609 / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health; US Department of Veterans Affairs 13-412 / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, HSRD; US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/02/2024
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984628153102771
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