Tag Archives: epidemiology
Systematic review of the epidemiological burden of ME/CFS across Europe: current evidence & EUROMENE research recommendations for epidemiology
Systematic review of the epidemiological burden of ME/CFS across Europe: current evidence and EUROMENE research recommendations for epidemiology, by Fernando Estévez-López, Kathleen Mudie, Xia Wang-Steverding, Inger Johanne Bakken, Andrejs Ivanovs, Jesús Castro-Marrero, Luis Nacul, Jose Alegre, Paweł Zalewski, Joanna Słomko, … Continue reading
Predictors of new onsets of IBS, CFS & FM: the lifelines study
Predictors of new onsets of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: The Lifelines study, by Rei Monden, Judith G Rosmalen, Klaas Wardenaar, Francis Creed, Manuscript Number: THELANCET-D-19-04796 (July 26, 2019). at SSRN: Research abstract: Background: It is unclear … Continue reading
Epidemiology of paediatric CFS in Australia
Epidemiology of paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome in Australia, by Sarah Knight, Shane Elders, Jill Rodda, Adrienne Harvey, Lionel Lubitz, Kathy Rowe, Colette Reveley, Sabine Hennel, Susan Towns, Kasia Kozlowska, Donald N Payne, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Adam Scheinberg in Archives of Disease … Continue reading
Onset patterns & course of ME/CFS
Onset patterns and course of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome, by Lily Chu, Ian J Valencia, Donn W Garvert, Jose G. Montoya, in Frontiers in Pediatrics 5 Feb 2019 [Published January 14, 2019] Research abstract: Background: Epidemiologic studies of myalgic … Continue reading
The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children & adolescents: a commentary
The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children and adolescents: a commentary, by Keith J Geraghty and Charles Adeniji in Frontiers in Pediatrics [Preprint December 31, 2018] Article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes … Continue reading
Epidemiological characteristics of CFS/ME in Australian patients
Research abstract: Background: No epidemiological investigations have previously been conducted in Australia according to the current clinical definitions of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). The aim of this study was to describe sociodemographic and illness characteristics of Australian patients with … Continue reading
Issues in estimating rates of paediatric CFS & ME
Research abstract: Background: There is a need to examine the prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the general community, as well as the relative frequency of CFS and ME among various groups (e.g., different … Continue reading
ME/CFS epidemiological study in US
Abstract In previous qualitative research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), researchers have focused on the experiences of patients with ME/CFS in tertiary care samples. This qualitative study examined the natural history of people with ME/CFS (n=19) from a community-based … Continue reading
