Chronic illness–a disruption in life: identity‐transformation among women with chronic
fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia Background. People with chronic illnesses often suffer …

Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 people with Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFS). The interviews centred on the experience of living with the condition from …

OBJECTIVE: To provide insight into patients' and doctors' experiences with CFS. METHODS:
We compiled available qualitative studies and applied meta-ethnography to identify and …

Aims. This paper reports the findings of research that aimed to elucidate the meaning of
midlife women's experiences of living with chronic illness. Background. A lack of awareness …

Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia are characterized by being difficult to diagnose
and having an elusive etiology and no clear-cut treatment strategy. The question of whether …

• The aim of this study was to elucidate the meaning of fatigue and tiredness as narrated by
women with fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy women. Twenty‐five women with FM were …

Aim. The aim of this paper is to add a qualitative dimension to the body of knowledge about
fatigue by revealing the meaning given by women living with chronic illness to the …

Title. Chronic fatigue: an evolutionary concept analysis. Aim. This paper is a report of a
concept analysis of chronic fatigue. Background. Fatigue is a prevalent symptom …

BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is an
illness associated with high levels of physical and cognitive disability over a prolonged …

Thirty‐six women with fibromyalgia (FM) were asked to describe how they live with their FM
Data were analysed using the constant comparative method The goal was understanding …