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Title: | Prevalence and treatment of Chronic FatigueSyndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and co-morbidsevere health anxiety |
Authors: | Salkovskis, Paul |
Keywords: | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Health Anxiety |
Issue Date: | Nov-2019 |
Citation: | Jo Danielsa, Hannah Parker, Paul Martin Salkovskis. Prevalence and treatment of Chronic FatigueSyndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and co-morbidsevere health anxiety. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (2019). |
Abstract: | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitatingcondition that affects 0.2---0.4% of the population. Health focussed anxiety is common acrossmedical conditions, and may be relevant in CFS/ME. This study sought to identify the preva-lence and impact of health anxiety (HA) in CFS/ME and evaluate the effectiveness of CognitiveBehavioural Therapy for HA in CFS/ME. Cross-sectional questionnaire methods and case-seriesdesign were used to achieve study aims. Analysis indicated that 41.9% of the CFS/ME clinicsample experienced threshold levels of health anxiety, which was associated with elevatedsymptom severity across several dimensions. Stepwise multiple regression indicated physicalfunctioning and depression accounted for 23.8% of variance in fatigue; depression, fatigue andHA, accounted for 32.9% of variance in physical functioning. Large effect sizes and clinicallysignificant changes were generated in the treatment study. HA is common in CFS/ME and likelyto exacerbate fatigue and physical functioning. This study identifies HA as an important targetfor treatment, trial findings should be further replicated on a larger scale. |
Description: | Thisis an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
URI: | https://oxfordhealth-nhs.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/123456789/407 |
ISSN: | 1697-2600 |
Appears in Collections: | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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