Chronic fatigue self-management in primary care: a randomized trial.
Psychosom Med
; 75(7): 650-7, 2013 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the efficacy of brief fatigue self-management (FSM) for medically unexplained chronic fatigue (UCF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in primary care.METHODS:
A randomized controlled design was used wherein 111 patients with UCF or CFS were randomly assigned to two sessions of FSM, two sessions of symptom monitoring support (attention control; AC), or a usual care control condition (UC). Participants were assessed at baseline and at 3 and 12 months after treatment. The primary outcome, the Fatigue Severity Scale, measured fatigue impact on functioning. Analysis was by intention to treat (multiple imputation) and also by per protocol.RESULTS:
A group × time interaction across the 15-month trial showed significantly greater reductions in fatigue impact in the FSM group in comparison with the AC group (p < .023) and the UC group (p < .013). Medium effect sizes for reduced fatigue impact in the FSM group were found in comparison with the AC group (d = 0.46) and the UC group (d = 0.40). The per-protocol analysis revealed large effect sizes for the same comparisons. Clinically significant decreases in fatigue impact were found for 53% of participants in the FSM condition, 14% in the AC condition, and 17% in the UC condition. Dropout rates at the 12-month follow-up were high (42%-53%), perhaps attributable to the burden of monthly telephone calls to assess health care use.CONCLUSION:
A brief self-management intervention for patients with UCF or CFS seemed to be clinically effective for reducing the impact of fatigue on functioning. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT00997451.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Autocuidado
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Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
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Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica
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Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychosom Med
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos