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Outcome measures for individuals with CFS alone; CFS-MCS; CFS-FM; or CFS-MCS-FM |
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| Outcome Measure |
CFS alone (n = 50) |
CFS-MCS (n = 27) |
CFS-FM (n = 18) |
CFS-MCS-FM (n = 19) |
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| Mean (Standard Deviation) |
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| MOS-SF-36 |
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| Physical Functioning |
53.61 (25.05)a |
42.50 (19.66) |
40.56 (23.69) |
32.89 (19.95)a |
| Role-Physical |
4.69 (12.27) |
3.85 (11.60) |
4.17 (12.86) |
3.95 (12.54) |
| Bodily Pain |
49.83 (21.88)a,c |
40.62 (21.63)b |
30.00 (13.18)c |
21.58 (18.60)a,b |
| General Health |
36.65 (16.74)a |
28.75 (15.94) |
38.54 (16.62)b |
19.95 (32.24)a,b |
| Vitality |
20.73 (15.98) |
15.19 (12.84) |
19.72 (16.31) |
11.32 (9.84) |
| Social Functioning |
46.09 (25.15)a |
30.29 (21.84)a |
47.22 (23.70) |
30.26 (19.68) |
| Role-Emotional |
56.74 (45.00) |
47.44 (45.39) |
42.59 (35.80) |
57.89 (41.34) |
| Mental Health |
67.08 (16.30) |
55.85 (19.35) |
66.22 (14.79) |
62.11 (18.10) |
| Brief COPE |
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| Self Distraction |
2.30 (0.87)a,b |
2.91 (0.81)b |
2.89 (0.88) |
3.18 (0.65)a |
| Active Coping |
2.97 (0.84) |
3.15 (0.83) |
3.28 (0.73) |
3.10 (0.88) |
| Denial |
1.41 (0.85) |
1.28 (0.59) |
1.25 (0.35) |
1.32 (0.61) |
| Substance Use |
1.15 (0.47) |
1.22 (0.63) |
1.53 (0.98) |
1.24 (0.42) |
| Emotional Support |
2.40 (0.95) |
2.17 (0.91) |
2.56 (0.97) |
2.29 (0.85) |
| Instrumental Support |
2.32 (0.96) |
2.61 (0.93) |
2.78 (0.75) |
2.66 (0.99) |
| Behavioral Disengagement |
1.33 (0.51) |
1.27 (0.38) |
1.47 (0.44) |
1.47 (0.94) |
| Venting |
1.93 (0.63) |
2.09 (0.77) |
2.39 (0.65) |
2.11 (.077) |
| Positive Reframing |
2.20 (1.06) |
2.28 (0.94) |
2.75 (0.96) |
2.53 (1.05) |
| Planning |
2.97 (0.97) |
3.00 (0.98) |
3.00 (0.86) |
3.03 (0.86) |
| Humor |
1.68 (0.79)a |
1.78 (0.87) |
2.39 (1.20)a |
1.79 (0.77) |
| Acceptance |
2.95 (0.88) |
2.81 (0.83) |
2.94 (0.75) |
2.95 (0.80) |
| Religion |
2.41 (1.01) |
2.44 (0.97) |
2.31 (1.06) |
2.47 (1.05) |
| Self Blame |
1.69 (0.87) |
1.74 (0.75) |
2.00 (0.77) |
1.92 (0.79) |
| Beck Depression Inventory |
16.47 (8.61)a |
20.88 (9.64) |
18.50 (9.54) |
23.93 (11.43)a |
| Fatigue Severity Scale |
5.98 (0.68) |
6.35 (0.66)a |
5.70 (1.22)a |
6.30 (0.53) |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
7.26 (2.53)a |
8.69 (2.20) |
8.94 (2.10) |
8.95 (2.39)a |
| Brief Pain Inventory |
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| Interference |
2.83 (2.52)a,c,d |
4.56 (2.78)b,c |
5.36 (1.96)d |
6.80 (2.33)a,b |
| Severity |
3.03 (2.06)a,c |
4.06 (2.02)b |
4.86 (1.40)c |
6.10 (2.04)a,b |
| Symptoms |
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| Sore Throat |
23.50 (26.61) |
29.48 (26.97) |
20.56 (26.40) |
24.84 (28.82) |
| Tender Lymph Nodes |
25.75 (30.36) |
23.40 (26.33) |
27.50 (33.79) |
32.00 (27.92) |
| Muscle Pain |
50.52 (28.34)a,b |
60.76 (28.22) |
72.92 (22.56)b |
78.42 (24.97)a |
| Joint Pain |
31.85 (33.25)a,c |
46.04 (35.95)b |
63.06 (32.18)c |
75.50 (24.54)a,b |
| Impaired Memory |
62.96 (25.22) |
59.63 (23.82) |
65.14 (25.53) |
68.94 (22.65) |
| Unrefreshing Sleep |
76.89 (18.89) |
75.19 (25.43) |
89.67 (10.86) |
87.03 (14.46) |
| Post-Exertional Malaise |
73.27 (17.84) |
75.19 (19.16) |
74.86 (23.74) |
82.36 (14.10) |
| Headaches |
42.91 (33.39)a |
56.87 (30.50) |
55.00 (31.44) |
74.03 (24.39)a |
| Six Minute Walk Test |
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| Distance Walked (feet) |
1419.47 (312.17) |
1728.08 (2387.62) |
1304.28 (356.492) |
1221.39 (239.23) |
| Average RPE |
9.85 (2.24)a |
10.56 (2.08) |
11.37 (2.76) |
11.78 (2.42)a |
| Sit and Reach (inches) |
13.48 (3.54) |
13.16 (4.49) |
14.55 (4.24) |
13.40 (3.77) |
| Hand Grip (pounds) |
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| Right |
64.45 (24.67) |
61.57 (21.21) |
64.19 (21.87) |
52.28 (15.34) |
| Left |
60.04 (22.71) |
58.63 (17.90) |
58.72 (20.71) |
48.07 (17.21) |
| Actigraphy Mean |
161.35 (58.55) |
145.74 (58.13) |
167.23 (48.51) |
149.78 (63.12) |
| Lifetime Axis I Diagnosis % |
29 (58.0%) |
17 (63.0%) |
12 (66.7%) |
13 (68.4%) |
| Current Axis I Diagnosis % |
19 (38.0%) |
8 (29.6%) |
9 (50.0%) |
8 (42.1%) |
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Similar letters across diagnostic groups significantly differ at the p < .05 level. | ||||
Brown and Jason Dynamic Medicine 2007 6:9 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-6-9 |
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