{"id":21813,"date":"2019-08-01T06:51:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T06:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=21813"},"modified":"2019-08-01T06:51:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T06:51:17","slug":"acceptance-fatigue-severity-self-reported-physical-activity-in-individuals-with-cfs-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/acceptance-fatigue-severity-self-reported-physical-activity-in-individuals-with-cfs-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance, fatigue severity & self-reported physical activity in individuals with CFS\/ME"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acceptance, fatigue severity and self-reported physical activity in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome\/myalgic encephalomyelitis<\/a>, by Neil Chapman, Suzanne Broadbent, Rosanne Coutts in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, Volume 7, 2019, Issue 2, Pages 102-115 [Preprint June 28, 2019]<\/h3>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Background<\/strong>
\nAcceptance is a coping strategy associated with chronic pain management, but its effectiveness is unclear for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome\/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS\/ME).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Objective<\/strong>
\nThe aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between acceptance, fatigue severity, pain and self-reported physical activity in individuals with CFS\/ME.<\/p>\n

Method<\/strong>
\nTen females and seven males diagnosed with CFS\/ME (51.9 \u2009p\/m\u2009 8.8 years), and gender, age-matched sedentary controls, completed self-reported measures of acceptance, fatigue severity and physical activity. Acceptance was measured using the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire<\/a> and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II<\/a>. Fatigue was assessed with the Fatigue Severity Scale<\/a>, and Physical Activity using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form<\/a>. Self-reported physical activity was calculated using categorical and continuous measures (MET-minutes).<\/p>\n

Result<\/strong>
\nCFS\/ME and control groups were compared using Independent t-tests<\/a> and Spearman’s Rho correlations<\/a>. The CFS\/ME group reported significantly greater fatigue severity and psychological inflexibility, and lower pain willingness and time spent sitting than controls. However, no between-group differences for activity engagement or physical activity. The CFS\/ME group showed a negative relationship between pain willingness and psychological inflexibility, and a positive relationship between walking time and the time since symptom onset, and time since diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong>
\nDespite reporting greater fatigue and less acceptance of their illness, CFS\/ME patients had comparable levels of physical activity to controls, possibly due to pacing their activity to avoid symptom exacerbation. CFS\/ME patients with an older diagnosis walked further than the newly diagnosed, suggesting the development of better coping skills and management strategies over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acceptance, fatigue severity and self-reported physical activity in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome\/myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Neil Chapman, Suzanne Broadbent, Rosanne Coutts in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, Volume 7, 2019, Issue 2, Pages 102-115 [Preprint June 28, 2019]   Abstract: … 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":[2954,5216,1449,2953,3650,5217],"class_list":["post-21813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-acceptance","tag-neil-chapman","tag-physical-activity","tag-psychological-flexibility","tag-rosanne-coutts","tag-suzanne-broadbent"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qkYK-5FP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21813","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=21813"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21891,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21813\/revisions\/21891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}