Illness experience and occupations of people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Gray, Melanie L ^a   Fossey, Ellie M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Illness experience; Narrative; Occupation; Occupational Performance History Interview II

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0142094621     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2003.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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