ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2019
Psychological and demographic factors associated with fatigue and social adjustment in young people with severe chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a preliminary mixed-methods study.
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- Recent research in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an evidence map.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of Jianqiao ancient moxibustion in treating chronic fatigue syndrome: a single-center randomized controlled superiority trial protocol.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): A Diagnostic and Communication Case Study for Health Care Providers in Training.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
- Psychometric validation of the French Multidimensional Chronic Asthenia Scale (MCAS) in a sample of 621 patients with chronic fatigue.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of excessive fatigue among Moroccan school adolescents: A cross-sectional study.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Health, Wellbeing, and Prognosis of Australian Adolescents with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): A Case-Controlled Follow-Up Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Experiences of Living with Severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Fear avoidance in CFS/ME: invalid results.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- However CFS is operationalised young people's perspectives are important.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Cognitive-behavorial and graded exercise therapies for chronic fatigue (syndrome) are associated with lower levels of work/school attendance.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
This mixed-methods study investigated factors associated with fatigue, disability and school attendance in young people with severe CFS/ME. Participants' illness experiences were also explored. Questionnaires were completed at baseline (T1) and approximately 5 months later (T2). There were 51 participants aged between 12 and 25, with a mean age of 18.8 years (SD 3.4). At T1, participants reported severe fatigue and poor social adjustment. Stronger fear avoidance beliefs at T1 were associated with higher fatigue at T2, and with worse social adjustment at T1 and T2. Female gender was associated with lower work/school attendance at T1 and T2 but not with higher fatigue or worse social adjustment. Having accessed treatment was associated with reporting lower levels of work/school attendance at T1 and T2. Multivariate analyses of key outcomes identified significant associations between stronger fear avoidance beliefs and worse social adjustment at T2, and between female gender and lower work/school attendance at T2. It was clear from the qualitative data that severe CFS/ME negatively impacted on many aspects of young people's lives. Fearful beliefs about activity could be targeted using cognitive-behavioural interventions.
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