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Health Care responsibility & compassion-visiting the housebound patient severely affected by ME/CFS

Posted on 07/16/2020 by wames

Health Care responsibility and compassion-visiting the housebound patient severely affected by ME/CFS, by  Caroline Kingdon, Dionysius Giotas, Luis Nacul and Eliana Lacerda in Healthcare 2020, 8(3), 197 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030197] [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and … Continue reading →

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Perceived stress, illness invalidation, and symptom severity in ME/CFS

Posted on 11/22/2016 by wames

Research abstract: Background: Qualitative studies indicate that individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) commonly experience illness invalidation from medical professionals that is often experienced as stressful and may contribute to strained patient-provider relationships, transfers of care, and/or decreased treatment … Continue reading →

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