{"id":14524,"date":"2017-10-09T04:31:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=14524"},"modified":"2017-10-09T04:31:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:31:04","slug":"defining-measuring-recovery-from-me-and-cfs-the-physician-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/defining-measuring-recovery-from-me-and-cfs-the-physician-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining &#038; measuring recovery from ME and CFS &#8211; the physician perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Research abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2017.1383518?scroll=top&amp;needAccess=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defining and measuring recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: the physician perspective<\/a>, by Andrew R. Devendorf, Carly T. Jackson, Madison Sunnquist &amp; Leonard A. Jason <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in<\/span> <em>Disability and Rehabilitation<\/em> [Published online: 05 Oct 2017]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To inform an operationalised definition of recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for research and practice. Without a consensus on defining and measuring recovery, there will continue to be controversy amongst researchers, clinicians, and patients when interpreting treatment outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This study explores physicians\u2019 views on recovery from ME and CFS. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 physician participants who are experts in the ME and CFS field. Our deductive thematic analysis, using a realist perspective, provided a framework for differentiating recovery and significant improvement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physicians conceptualised recovery as complete symptom remission and a return to premorbid functioning (adjusted for with age), whereas they viewed significant improvement as a substantial reduction in symptoms with considerable functional gains, where patients may operate in daily life but still must cope or be treated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Our findings provide recommendations and approaches for measuring: daily functioning, symptomatology, quality of life, and physical functioning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implications for rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Physicians viewed recovery as complete symptom remission and a return to premorbid functioning (adjusted for with age).<\/li>\n<li>Recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome should be viewed as multidimensional, considering patients\u2019 daily life, psychosocial functioning, and overall physical functioning.<\/li>\n<li>These findings can improve practitioner-client interactions, as they provide recommendations for measuring recovery in research and practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research abstract: Defining and measuring recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: the physician perspective, by Andrew R. Devendorf, Carly T. Jackson, Madison Sunnquist &amp; Leonard A. 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