…OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcomes were fatigue severity (Checklist Individual Strength, subscale fatigue severity [CIS-fatigue]), functional impairment (Sickness Impact Profile-8 [SIP-8]), and biologically active IGF1 serum concentrations. Analyses were on an intention-to-treat…
…van der Meer JW, Bleijenberg G. Is cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome also effective for pain symptoms? Behav Res Ther. 2007 Sep;45(9):2034-43. Epub 2007 Mar 14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17451642 …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) leads to a decrease in symptoms and disabilities. There is controversy about the nature of the change following treatment;…
Abstract: A minimal intervention, based on cognitive-behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome and consisting of self-instructions combined with email contact, was tested in a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN27293439). A total…
…significant differences were found in the results on the CIS, the BDI, and the SIP. These results varied with the number of complaints (CDC criteria). When the number of complaints…
…30%, while it was below 30% for all controls. Less peripheral fatigue in patients was demonstrated by the changes in muscle fibre conduction velocity and the differences between force responses…
…G, Voeten MJ, van der Meer JW, Folgering H. Impact of a maximal exercise test on symptoms and activity in chronic fatigue syndrome. J Psychosom Res. 2005 Oct;59(4):201-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16223622 …
…No significant differences in fatigue severity and functional impairment following treatment were found between participants with and without psychiatric diagnoses. Source: Prins J, Bleijenberg G, Rouweler EK, van der…
Abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disabling disorder of unknown etiology. The symptomatology of CFS (central fatigue, impaired concentration, attention and memory) suggests that this disorder could be…
…to evaluate the efficacy of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in the treatment of CFS. Comment in: Pilot studies: one swallow does not make a summer… [Neth J Med. 2003] Source:…