[HTML][HTML] Adult patients' experiences of NHS specialist services for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME): a qualitative study in England

J Broughton, S Harris, L Beasant, E Crawley… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Few studies have explored patients' experiences of treatment for CFS/ME. This
study aims to fill this gap by capturing the perspective of patients who have been treated by …

[HTML][HTML] Specialist treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME: a cohort study among adult patients in England

SM Collin, E Crawley - BMC Health Services Research, 2017 - Springer
Background NHS specialist chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) services in England treat
approximately 8000 adult patients each year. Variation in therapy programmes and …

Patients' hopes and expectations of a specialist chronic fatigue syndrome/ME service: a qualitative study

C McDermott, J Lynch, GM Leydon - Family practice, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. The 2007 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
guidelines on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) recommend …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies

K Bayliss, M Goodall, A Chisholm, B Fordham… - BMC family …, 2014 - Springer
Background The NICE guideline for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
(CFS/ME) emphasises the need for an early diagnosis in primary care with management …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Health care resource use by patients before and after a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME): a clinical practice research datalink study

SM Collin, IJ Bakken, I Nazareth, E Crawley… - BMC Family …, 2017 - Springer
Background Our aim was to investigate patterns of health care resource use by patients
before and after a diagnosis of CFS/ME, as recorded by Clinical Practice Research Datalink …

Treatment outcome in adults with chronic fatigue syndrome: a prospective study in England based on the CFS/ME National Outcomes Database

E Crawley, SM Collin, PD White, K Rimes… - … Journal of Medicine, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is relatively common and disabling. Over 8000
patients attend adult services each year, yet little is known about the outcome of patients …

Service delivery for people with chronic fatigue syndrome: A pilot action research study

H Denz-Penhey, JC MURDOCH - Family Practice, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a symptom complex which while mild in some cases is
severely debilitating in others. Long-term ill health leads to greater use of resources but in …

" I could not lift my arm holding the fork..": Living with chronic fatigue syndrome

A Söderlund, AM Skoge, K Malterud - Scandinavian journal of …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives-To explore and describe symptoms and their consequences for patients suffering
from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Design-Qualitative data from a group interview, written …

Obstructions for quality care experienced by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—A case study

AM Gilje, A Söderlund, K Malterud - Patient Education and Counseling, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To explore obstructions for quality care from experiences by patients suffering
from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHODS: Qualitative case study with data drawn …