In this article, we outline GP management of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the condition also known colloquially in the UK as ME. The paper is based on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and also incorporates evidence-based strategies available to specialist ...
In terms of long-term prognosis, most recover at 6 months with specialist treatment, whereas less than 10 per cent recover without specialist treatment (Box 4). Box 4 Clinical bottom line on chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome is the leading cause of prolonged school absence in ado...
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Referral to specialist care should be based on individual needs, symptom severity, and presence of other health issues. An individualized, person-centered program focused on improving physical, emotional, and cognitive capacity should be offered. Cognitive behavioral therapy and graded exercise therapy...
The aim of this pilot study was to explore illness beliefs and coping strategies among adolescent patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalom... L Hareide,A Finset,VB Wyller - 《Disability & Rehabilitation》 被引量: 31发表: 2011年 Patients' hopes and expectations of a specialist ...
Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterised by intense fatigue, with duration of over six months and associated to other related symptoms. The latter include asthenia and easily induced tiredness that is not recovered after a night's sleep. The fatigue becomes so severe that it forces a 50% reduct...
What specialist did you then see? ASHANTI DANIEL I actually asked to see an allergist. That was the first place that I went. So I'm like, OK, I do have a history of asthma. And I do have a history of allergies. Maybe I'm suddenly allergic to some of other food or something th...
While fatigue as a symptom is very common, CFS is relatively rare. Many of the epidemiological associations seen in specialist clinics are not found in community samples. It is unlikely that one specific causal factor can explain CFS. Future studies should go beyond estimating the prevalence to ...
A large proportion of patients presenting with fatigue are not eligible for referral to the Department of Health specialist fatigue services, which represents an unmet need in terms of symptom management in current NHS services. 展开 关键词: Chronic disease chronic fatigue syndrome fatigue ...
Background A multi-centre, four-arm trial (the PACE trial) found that rehabilitative cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) were more effective treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) than specialist medical care (SMC) alone, when each was added to SMC, and ...