Trial reportJournal of clinical psychology2010
Provision of social support to individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Trial report in Journal of clinical psychology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- A mixed-methods systematic review of post-viral fatigue interventions: Are there lessons for long Covid?PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- [Multimodal Treatment Strategies for Homebound Patients with Severe ME/CFS: A Scoping Review].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024Article
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- Energy envelope maintenance among patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: Implications of limited energy reserves.Chronic illness · 2019Article
- Impact of social isolation on behavioral health in elderly: Systematic review.World journal of psychiatry · 2015Article
- Energy Conservation/Envelope Theory Interventions to Help Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Fatigue : biomedicine, health & behavior · 2013Article
- A review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.Patient education and counseling · 2012Review
- The use of mixed methods in studying a chronic illness.Health psychology and behavioral medicineArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The present study evaluated a buddy program designed to provide support for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The intervention involved weekly visits by a student paraprofessional, who helped out with tasks that needed to be done in an effort to reduce some of the taxing demands and responsibilities that participants regularly encountered. This model of rehabilitation focused on avoiding overexertion in persons with CFS, aiming to avoid setbacks and relapses while increasing their tolerance for activity. Participants with CFS were randomly assigned to either a 4-month buddy intervention or a control condition. Posttest results showed that individuals who received a student buddy intervention had significantly greater reductions in fatigue severity and increases in vitality than individuals in the control condition. There were no significant changes between groups for physical functioning and stress. Buddy interventions that help patients with CFS reduce overexertion and possibly remain within their energy envelopes can be thought of as representing a different paradigm than nonpharmacologic interventions that focus only on increasing levels of activity through graded exercise.
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