{"id":11796,"date":"2017-02-10T08:33:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T08:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=11796"},"modified":"2017-02-10T08:33:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T08:33:44","slug":"the-experiences-of-healthcare-professionals-working-in-chronic-fatigue-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/the-experiences-of-healthcare-professionals-working-in-chronic-fatigue-services\/","title":{"rendered":"The experiences of healthcare professionals working in chronic fatigue services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Thesis abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first part of this thesis is a systematic review and narrative\u00a0synthesis of healthcare professionals&#8217; experiences of working with\u00a0people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome\/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS\/ME).<\/p>\n<p>A total of 15 qualitative studies met the inclusion criteria. There was\u00a0significant overlap of themes across the 15 studies. Themes were\u00a0organised into four categories: Contesting the Legitimacy of CFS\/ME,\u00a0Emotional Burden, Stereotyping the CFS\/ME Patient, and Tension in\u00a0Clinician-Patient Communication and Relationships.<\/p>\n<p>The review identified\u00a0a need for further research to better understand differences in<br \/>\nunderstandings of CFS\/ME, including the understandings and experiences\u00a0of specialist CFS\/ME healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The second part of this thesis is an empirical paper describing a study\u00a0that used <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interpretative_phenomenological_analysis\" target=\"_blank\">Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis<\/a> (IPA) to explore the\u00a0lived experiences of healthcare professionals working in specialist\u00a0CFS\/ME services. Interviews were conducted with eight clinicians from a\u00a0range of healthcare professions.<\/p>\n<p>Four superordinate themes were\u00a0identified: Safe Haven, Challenges of Understanding, Person-Centredness,\u00a0and Recovery Road. Some of these findings support issues identified by\u00a0previous research, but novel themes were also discovered. Clinical<br \/>\nimplications and suggestions for further research are discussed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eprints.soton.ac.uk\/404616\/\" target=\"_blank\">A qualitative study investigating the experiences of healthcare\u00a0professionals working in chronic fatigue services<\/a>, by\u00a0Elizabeth May. University of Southampton, School of Psychology, Doctoral Thesis May 2016\u00a0[published online 30 Jan 2017]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/eprints.soton.ac.uk\/404616\/1.hasCoversheetVersion\/Elizabeth%20May_Thesis_25107046_FinalCopy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">full thesis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thesis abstract: The first part of this thesis is a systematic review and narrative\u00a0synthesis of healthcare professionals&#8217; experiences of working with\u00a0people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome\/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS\/ME). A total of 15 qualitative studies met the inclusion criteria. 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