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On 2014 Aug 11, Tom Kindlon commented:
Estimate for prevalence of CFS in the population may be an underestimate:
Many people affected by chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are unable to work [1-3]. This suggests to me that the sample was not ideal to estimate the prevalence of CFS, and presumably a more representative sample would find a higher prevalence.
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Design and setting:
We designed a cross-sectional study to assess the characteristics of Japanese with CFS in participants in a medical health checkup program at Murakami Memorial Hospital, Gifu, Japan. We randomly invited 3000 participants to enroll in the study, who received the health checkup programs between September 2006 and August 2007. The study was approved by the ethics committee of Murakami Memorial Hospital.
The purpose of medical health checkup programs are to promote public health through early detection of chronic diseases and their risk factors. Medical service of this kind, known as“a human dock,”is very popular in Japan [37]. The health checkup center at Murakami Memorial Hospital was founded in 1994 and is currently performing health checkups in more than 8000 examinees annually. Most of the participants were employees of private companies and local governmental organizations in Gifu, Japan, and their spouses. These companies and organizations recruit employees each year according to requires recruits to be checked in Murakami Memorial Hospital. The cost of the medical examination was largely paid for by the employers. Fewer than 10% of the participants individually registered in this program and paid checkup-costs by themselves, and they were all citizens of local communities.
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“All the CFS participants, who answered short sleep duration, unrefreshing sleep, disturbance of sleep, and/or insufficient sleep, stated that their sleep duration was inadequate because of social factors, mainly job-related ones.” – 13 of 14 CFS patients had sleep problems suggesting many/most of those with CFS in the sample were working.
References:
Comiskey C, Larkan F. A national cross-sectional survey of diagnosed sufferers of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: pathways to diagnosis, changes in quality of life and service priorities. Ir J Med Sci. 2010 Dec;179(4):501-5.
Collin SM1, Crawley E, May MT, Sterne JA, Hollingworth W; UK CFS/ME National Outcomes Database. The impact of CFS/ME on employment and productivity in the UK: a cross-sectional study based on the CFS/ME national outcomes database. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 Sep 15;11:217.
Reynolds KJ, Vernon SD, Bouchery E, Reeves WC. The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome. Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2004 Jun 21;2(1):4.
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- Feb 2018
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On 2014 Aug 11, Tom Kindlon commented:
Estimate for prevalence of CFS in the population may be an underestimate:
Many people affected by chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are unable to work [1-3]. This suggests to me that the sample was not ideal to estimate the prevalence of CFS, and presumably a more representative sample would find a higher prevalence.
Extract:
Design and setting:
We designed a cross-sectional study to assess the characteristics of Japanese with CFS in participants in a medical health checkup program at Murakami Memorial Hospital, Gifu, Japan. We randomly invited 3000 participants to enroll in the study, who received the health checkup programs between September 2006 and August 2007. The study was approved by the ethics committee of Murakami Memorial Hospital.
The purpose of medical health checkup programs are to promote public health through early detection of chronic diseases and their risk factors. Medical service of this kind, known as“a human dock,”is very popular in Japan [37]. The health checkup center at Murakami Memorial Hospital was founded in 1994 and is currently performing health checkups in more than 8000 examinees annually. Most of the participants were employees of private companies and local governmental organizations in Gifu, Japan, and their spouses. These companies and organizations recruit employees each year according to requires recruits to be checked in Murakami Memorial Hospital. The cost of the medical examination was largely paid for by the employers. Fewer than 10% of the participants individually registered in this program and paid checkup-costs by themselves, and they were all citizens of local communities.
Also
“All the CFS participants, who answered short sleep duration, unrefreshing sleep, disturbance of sleep, and/or insufficient sleep, stated that their sleep duration was inadequate because of social factors, mainly job-related ones.” – 13 of 14 CFS patients had sleep problems suggesting many/most of those with CFS in the sample were working.
References:
Comiskey C, Larkan F. A national cross-sectional survey of diagnosed sufferers of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: pathways to diagnosis, changes in quality of life and service priorities. Ir J Med Sci. 2010 Dec;179(4):501-5.
Collin SM1, Crawley E, May MT, Sterne JA, Hollingworth W; UK CFS/ME National Outcomes Database. The impact of CFS/ME on employment and productivity in the UK: a cross-sectional study based on the CFS/ME national outcomes database. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 Sep 15;11:217.
Reynolds KJ, Vernon SD, Bouchery E, Reeves WC. The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome. Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2004 Jun 21;2(1):4.
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