{"id":17991,"date":"2018-09-13T08:17:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T08:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=17991"},"modified":"2018-09-13T08:21:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T08:21:32","slug":"confirmatory-factor-analysis-of-a-me-cfs-stigma-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/confirmatory-factor-analysis-of-a-me-cfs-stigma-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmatory factor analysis of a ME & CFS stigma scale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirmatory factor analysis of a myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome stigma scale<\/a>, by\u00a0Julia M Terman,\u00a0Jessica M Awsumb, Joseph Cotler, Leonard A Jason in<\/span>\u00a0Journal of Health Psychology<\/em>, September 2018 [Published online: September 5, 2018]<\/p>\n

Research abstract:<\/strong>
\n\"\"This study adapted a chronic illness stigma scale<\/a> and explored its psychometric properties. <\/a><\/p>\n

The main purposes were to confirm the factor structure of the instrument with this population and address the previous factor intercorrelation discrepancies.<\/p>\n

Five hundred and fifty-four individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome completed the adapted stigma scale. Results document the stigma experienced by an international sample of individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome. Factors demonstrated good internal consistency, and a model fit was found in a confirmatory factor analysis.<\/p>\n

Participants endorsed high levels of stigma, estrangement, and disclosure. Implications of these findings and future directions are discussed.<\/p>\n

Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n

Extract from conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In summary, the newly confirmed ME and\u00a0CFS Stigma Scale demonstrated high levels of
\nstigma and related variables for people with the\u00a0illness. Stigma may serve as a risk factor for a\u00a0variety of social and health problems (Clement\u00a0et al., 2015; Hutton et al., 2013; Looper and\u00a0Kirmayer, 2004; Sehlo and Bahlas, 2013).<\/p>\n

This\u00a0article\u2019s findings bring attention to the high levels\u00a0of perceived stigma in ME and CFS.
\nHealthcare professionals, co-workers, friends,\u00a0and family members need to work together to\u00a0decrease the stigmatization of patients with ME\u00a0and CFS. On a structural level, educational interventions\u00a0can be implemented to decrease\u00a0physician stigma. These interventions may\u00a0involve seminars with factual information and\u00a0videotaped cases, as such interventions have\u00a0demonstrated effectiveness in improving attitudes\u00a0toward ME and CFS (Friedberg et al.,\u00a02008).<\/p>\n

Peer-led approaches may be most successful\u00a0at combatting stigma, so interventions\u00a0may emphasize the importance of participant\u00a0research and bringing in guests with lived experience\u00a0(Murman et al., 2014).<\/p>\n

In addition to\u00a0developing a consensus on the name and research\u00a0case definition, which would reduce some of the\u00a0ambiguity that professionals have with ME and\u00a0CFS (Jason et al., 2018), there is also a need to\u00a0develop treatment interventions that are not stigmatizing\u00a0to patients, such as pacing and learning\u00a0to stay within one\u2019s energy envelope (Jason\u00a0et al., 2013). On an interpersonal level, individuals\u00a0can focus on active listening when people\u00a0disclose challenges with ME and CFS. As demonstrated\u00a0through the DPM, positive disclosure\u00a0experiences may have profound effects in a\u00a0patient\u2019s future experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Confirmatory factor analysis of a myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome stigma scale, by\u00a0Julia M Terman,\u00a0Jessica M Awsumb, Joseph Cotler, Leonard A Jason in\u00a0Journal of Health Psychology, September 2018 [Published online: September 5, 2018] Research abstract: This study adapted a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[4613,4615,4614,4616,2241],"class_list":["post-17991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-chronic-illness-stigma-scale","tag-jessica-m-awsumb","tag-joseph-cotler","tag-julia-m-terman","tag-prof-leonard-jason"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qkYK-4Gb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18011,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17991\/revisions\/18011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}