Functional level of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome reporting use of alternative vs. traditional treatments.

IF 2.2 Q3 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Fatigue-Biomedicine Health and Behavior Pub Date : 2015-01-01 Epub Date: 2015-10-22 DOI:10.1080/21641846.2015.1097102

Shelby Wise, Rachel Jantke, Abigail Brown, Leonard A Jason

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Abstract

Background: Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common among patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but whether it is viewed as more or less effective than traditional medicine is unclear.

Purpose: To evaluate patients' level of functioning based on the types of treatments they report using (i.e., traditional-only, CAM-only, or a combination of both).

Methods: Participants were recruited from physician referrals and media sources (newspaper, support groups), and 97 participants were retained for this analysis. Based on self-report, individuals were divided into three groups: using CAM-only (N=27), traditional medicine-only (N=22), or a combination of both treatments (N=58).

Results: Social functioning was significant (p<.01), with post-hoc analyses indicating significantly better social functioning for individuals taking CAM-only in comparison to patients using traditional-only or a combination of traditional and CAM treatments. Significantly fewer participants (p<.01) using CAM-only had a current psychiatric diagnosis.

Conclusions: These findings suggest using CAM-only treatments in CFS is associated with higher social functioning and fewer current psychiatric diagnoses. The results support the need for research to fully evaluate how CAM may affect functioning among individuals with CFS.

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报告使用替代疗法与传统疗法的慢性疲劳综合征患者的功能水平

背景:辅助和替代医学(CAM)在慢性疲劳综合征(CFS)患者中很常见，但它是否比传统医学更有效尚不清楚。目的:根据患者报告使用的治疗类型(即，仅传统、仅cam或两者结合)评估患者的功能水平。方法:参与者从医生推荐和媒体来源(报纸，支持团体)中招募，并保留97名参与者用于本分析。根据自我报告，将个体分为三组:仅使用cam (N=27)，仅使用传统药物(N=22)，或两种治疗联合(N=58)。结果:社会功能显著(p.01)，事后分析表明，与使用传统治疗或传统与CAM联合治疗的患者相比，仅服用CAM治疗的患者的社会功能明显更好。结论:这些发现表明，仅使用cam治疗CFS与更高的社会功能和更少的当前精神病学诊断相关。研究结果支持了充分评估CAM如何影响CFS患者功能的研究需求。

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Fatigue-Biomedicine Health and Behavior MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL-

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5.20

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior is an international, interdisciplinary journal that addresses the symptom of fatigue in medical illnesses, behavioral disorders, and specific environmental conditions. These broadly conceived domains, all housed in one journal, are intended to advance research on causation, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment. The list of topics covered in Fatigue will include fatigue in diseases including cancer, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, pain conditions, mood disorders, and circulatory diseases. The journal will also publish papers on chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and related illnesses. In addition, submissions on specific issues involving fatigue in sleep, aging, exercise and sport, and occupations are welcomed. More generally, the journal will publish on the biology, physiology and psychosocial aspects of fatigue. The Editor also welcomes new topics such as clinical fatigue education in medical schools and public health policy with respect to fatigue.