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Validating the National Institutes of Health Brief Fatigue Inventory and Characterizing Fatigue Symptoms across Patient Populations

Description: A gold standard measurement does not exist to assess fatigue symptoms across patient populations. Current tools only consist of self-report measures that may not assess fatigue objectively. The National Institutes of Health-Brief Fatigue Inventory (NIH-BFI) is a clinician-administered instrument developed as a more objective assessment of fatigue symptoms. This study assessed the NIH-BFI's validity in diverse clinical populations, which included patients diagnosed with a mood disorder, Parkinso… more
Date: August 2018
Creator: Martinez-Kaigi, Valerie T
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Health Disparities among Sexual Minorities: Trends of Health Care and Prevalence of Disease in LGB Individuals

Description: The primary focus of the current study was to identify health disparities between sexual minority subgroups by examining differences of health indicators in lesbians, gay men, and bisexual individuals, and compare these to their heterosexual counterparts. Data was drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and variables examined in sexual minorities were related to health care access and utilization, risky health behaviors, and overall disease prevalence and outco… more
Date: August 2018
Creator: Villarreal, Cesar
Partner: UNT Libraries
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