Managing chronic fatigue syndrome in UK primary care: challenges and opportunities

AJ Wearden, C Chew-Graham - Chronic illness, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Calls for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in primary care have been based
largely on considerations of the availability and accessibility of resources rather than with …

Distinguishing patients with chronic fatigue from those with chronic fatigue syndrome: a diagnostic study in UK primary care.

L Darbishire, L Ridsdale, PT Seed - British Journal of General Practice, 2003 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been defined, but many more patients
consult in primary care with chronic fatigue that does not meet the criteria for CFS. General …

Can general practitioners manage chronic fatigue syndrome? A controlled trial

L Whitehead, P Campion - Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic En-cephalomyeltis (CFS/ME) is
now recognised as a condition that results in substantial disability with a prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Primary healthcare provision and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a survey of patients' and General Practitioners' beliefs

MA Thomas, AP Smith - BMC Family Practice, 2005 - Springer
Background The current study was conducted as part of a research project into the
evaluation and assessment of healthcare provision and education in Chronic Fatigue …

[图书][B] “Tired all the time”: persistent fatigue and healthcare

M Thomas - 2018 - books.google.com
This book explores the history, effects, diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue as well its
significant links to other illnesses. Fatigue is a difficult symptom to accurately assess and …

[图书][B] Cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome

JB Prins - 2003 - repository.ubn.ru.nl
From 1990, the Nijmegen Fatigue Research Group of the University Medical Centre
Nijmegen studied chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In the beginning, studies of CFS were …

Chronic fatigue syndrome: is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?

KJ Geraghty, A Esmail - British Journal of General Practice, 2016 - bjgp.org
Many CFS patients report that they wish to be cared for by GPs in primary care, rather than
psychiatrists in specialist centres. CFS patients ranked the professionals they want to …

Chronic debilitating fatigue in Irish general practice: a survey of general practitioners' experience.

EJ Fitzgibbon, D Murphy, K O'Shea… - British Journal of General …, 1997 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Doctors are called upon to treat chronic debilitating fatigue without the help
of a protocol of care. AIMS: To estimate the incidence of chronic debilitating fatigue in Irish …

Chronic fatigue syndrome: sufferers' evaluation of medical support

S Ax, VH Gregg, D Jones - Journal of the Royal Society of …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
In response to reports of negative cooperation between sufferers of chronic fatigue
syndrome (CFS) and their doctors, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sufferers …

Can a care pathway help streamline the care process for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome?

D Verhelst, M Nachtergaele… - … Journal of Care …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, the authors show how the implementation of a care pathway can streamline
the care for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The methodology of seven phases is used as a …