(I'm not a fan of these views but it can be useful to know what is being said)
http://www.ehps2015.org/files/EHPS2015_Conference_Abstracts_27082015.pdf
http://www.ehps2015.org/files/EHPS2015_Conference_Abstracts_27082015.pdf
29th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society
Symposium Abstracts
Unhelpful cognitive and behavioural responses are associated with symptoms in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome
T. Chalder1
K. Lievesley1
K. Rimes2
1 Kings College London, United Kingdom
2 King's College London, United Kingdom
Background
Using a cognitive behavioural model of chronic fatigue syndrome the objective of this prospective
study was to test the hypothesis that cognitive (i.e.symptom focusing, fear avoidance beliefs) and
behavioural responses (i.e avoidance of activity, all or nothing behaviours) would be associated with
fatigue and physical functioning in CFS participants.
Methods
Adolescents with CFS (N=85) completed self report measures at time 1 and outcomes of fatigue and
physical functioning 8 weeks later (time 2).
Findings
Multiple regression analyses revealed that all or nothing behaviour was associated with fatigue and
physical functioning at time 2.
Negative beliefs about engaging in activity were also associated with
physical functioning at time 2.
Discussion
This prospective study provides some evidence consistent with the hypothesis that cognitive and
behavioural factors proposed as maintaining factors in a cognitive behavioural approach to CFS at
time 1 were associated with fatigue and physical functioning eight weeks later.
These should be specifically targeted in the context of cognitive behaviour therapy.