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Susan R Torres-Harding1, Jennifer Mason-Shutter, Leonard A Jason
1DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA. storresharding@roosevelt.edu
Abstract:
The present study investigated sociodemographic differences, fatigue severity, and the occurrence of prolonged or chronic fatigue reported by Spanish-speaking and English-speaking Latinos. The sample included 2,102 English-speaking Latinos and 1,348 Spanish-speaking Latinos interviewed as part of an epidemiological study of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the Chicago area. Results indicated that English-speaking Latinos scored higher on measure of fatigue than Spanish-speaking Latinos. Further, language status continued to be a predictor of fatigue level even when controlling for other sociodemographic differences found between the groups. Findings suggest that language spoken in Latino populations is important in predicting fatigue, and point to the potential importance of cultural factors such as acculturation or acculturative stresses.
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