{"id":14822,"date":"2017-11-09T07:09:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T07:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=14822"},"modified":"2017-11-09T07:09:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T07:09:37","slug":"a-comparison-of-case-definitions-for-me-cfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/a-comparison-of-case-definitions-for-me-cfs\/","title":{"rendered":"A comparison of case definitions for ME &#038; CFS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Research abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jscimedcentral.com\/ChronicDiseases\/chronicdiseases-2-1013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Comparison of Case Definitions for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<\/a>, by Madison Sunnquist, Leonard A Jason, P Nehrke, Ellken M Goudsmit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in<\/span>\u00a0<em>Chronic Dis Manag<\/em>. 2017;2(2). pii: 1013. Epub 2017 May 21<\/p>\n<p>Many professionals have described the clinical presentation of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), but recent efforts have focused on the development of ME criteria that can be reliably applied.<\/p>\n<p>The current study compared the symptoms and functioning of individuals who met the newly-developed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/read\/19012\/chapter\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute of Medicine (IOM) clinical criteria <\/a>to a revised version of the London criteria for ME. While 76% of a sample diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) met the IOM criteria, 44% met the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meassociation.org.uk\/2016\/10\/a-copy-of-the-london-criteria-as-revised-in-2014-archived-here-for-reference-purposes-15-october-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revised London criteria.<\/a> The revised London criteria identified patients with greater physical impairment.<\/p>\n<p>The results of this study indicate the need for a standard case definition with specific guidelines for operationalization. The application of case definitions has important implications for the number of individuals identified with ME, the pattern of symptoms experienced by these individuals, and the severity of their symptoms and functional limitations. Sample heterogeneity across research studies hinders researchers from replicating findings and impedes the search for biological markers and effective treatments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research abstract: A Comparison of Case Definitions for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Madison Sunnquist, Leonard A Jason, P Nehrke, Ellken M Goudsmit in\u00a0Chronic Dis Manag. 2017;2(2). pii: 1013. 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