Functional Capacity in ME/CFS: an assessment questionnaire
Researchers from Norway and Norwich have collaborated to improve the ability to assess funcional capacity in ME/CFS, something they believe can inform all areas of life for affected people.
“The absence of effective tools to assess FC has significant consequences for timely diagnosis, clinical follow-up, assessments for patient disability benefits, and research studies.”
Using feedback from patients they have identified eight domains divided by activity types:
- personal hygiene/basic functions
- walking/movement
- being upright
- activities in the home
- communication
- activities outside the home
- reactions to light and sound
- concentration.
Two versions of the questionnaire were developed: a longer version comprising 55 questions (FUNCAP55), developed for improved diagnostic and disability benefit/insurance FC assessments; and a shorter version (FUNCAP27) for clinical patient follow-up and potential use in research.
Assessing Functional Capacity in Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Patient-Informed Questionnaire, by Kristian Sommerfelt, Trude Schei, Katharine A Seton, and Simon R Carding in J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(12), 3486; [doi.org/10.3390/jcm13123486] Published: 14 June 2024
