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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Sufferers' Evaluation of Medical Support
- Source :
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 90:250-254
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 1997.
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Abstract
- In response to reports of negative cooperation between sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and their doctors, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sufferers from two different patient samples. Satisfaction with support received and with medical professionals in general was low. Sufferers complained about insufficient informational as well as emotional support from their doctors, and as a consequence most opted for alternative or complementary forms of treatment. In addition, disagreements over illness aetiology and treatment precluded effective cooperation. If satisfaction and compliance are to improve, sufferers will need more information about CFS and more support.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Complementary Therapies
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Emotional support
Adolescent
MEDLINE
Compliance (psychology)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Patient Education as Topic
medicine
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Physician-Patient Relations
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
030227 psychiatry
Medical support
Patient Satisfaction
Physical therapy
Etiology
Female
Family Practice
business
Attitude to Health
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17581095 and 01410768
- Volume :
- 90
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8c772d02551e812d60c17050b1c40ce3