- Jul 2018
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On 2015 Oct 06, Tom Kindlon commented:
No objective outcome measures were used
This trial just used subjective outcome measures. Objective outcome measures are important as subjective outcome measures may not translate into objective improvements with graded activity-oriented interventions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (1-3). Examples of more objective outcome measures that have been used in CFS interventional studies include actigraphy, employment data, disability payments data and exercise testing.
References:
1 Kewley AJ. Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Graded Exercise Therapy Reduce Disability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients? Objective Measures Are Necessary. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 2013:20;321-322.
2 Wiborg JF, Knoop H, Stulemeijer M, Prins JB, Bleijenberg G. How does cognitive behaviour therapy reduce fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome? The role of physical activity. Psychol Med. 2010:40;1281-7.
3 Kindlon T. Comment on: Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25674924#cm25674924_11779
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- Feb 2018
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europepmc.org europepmc.org
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On 2015 Oct 06, Tom Kindlon commented:
No objective outcome measures were used
This trial just used subjective outcome measures. Objective outcome measures are important as subjective outcome measures may not translate into objective improvements with graded activity-oriented interventions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (1-3). Examples of more objective outcome measures that have been used in CFS interventional studies include actigraphy, employment data, disability payments data and exercise testing.
References:
1 Kewley AJ. Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Graded Exercise Therapy Reduce Disability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients? Objective Measures Are Necessary. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 2013:20;321-322.
2 Wiborg JF, Knoop H, Stulemeijer M, Prins JB, Bleijenberg G. How does cognitive behaviour therapy reduce fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome? The role of physical activity. Psychol Med. 2010:40;1281-7.
3 Kindlon T. Comment on: Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25674924#cm25674924_11779
This comment, imported by Hypothesis from PubMed Commons, is licensed under CC BY.
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