ArticleJournal of chronic diseases and management2017
A Comparison of Case Definitions for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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- Chronic fatigue syndrome in nursing practice: a concept analysis.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Circulating miRNAs Expression in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Defining and measuring recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: the physician perspective.Disability and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- The DePaul Symptom Questionnaire-2: A Validation Study.Fatigue : biomedicine, health & behavior · 2019Article
- HOW PSYCHIATRIC REFERRALS INFLUENCE STIGMATIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: AN EXAMINATION OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH MODELS.Community psychology in global perspective · 2019Article
- A Brief Questionnaire to Assess Post-Exertional Malaise.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or What? An Operational Definition.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- The Development of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire: Original, Expanded, Brief, and Pediatric Versions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
- Confirmatory factor analysis of a myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome stigma scale.Journal of health psychologyArticle
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Abstract
Many professionals have described the clinical presentation of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), but recent efforts have focused on the development of ME criteria that can be reliably applied. The current study compared the symptoms and functioning of individuals who met the newly-developed Institute of Medicine (IOM) clinical criteria to a revised version of the London criteria for ME. While 76% of a sample diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) met the IOM criteria, 44% met the revised London criteria. The revised London criteria identified patients with greater physical impairment. The results of this study indicate the need for a standard case definition with specific guidelines for operationalization. The application of case definitions has important implications for the number of individuals identified with ME, the pattern of symptoms experienced by these individuals, and the severity of their symptoms and functional limitations. Sample heterogeneity across research studies hinders researchers from replicating findings and impedes the search for biological markers and effective treatments.
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