Chronic fatigue syndrome-like caseness as a predictor of work status in fatigued employees on sick leave: Four year follow up study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 570-572

  Huibers, M J H ^a   Leone, S S ^a   Kant, I J ^a   Knottnerus, J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK DISABILITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 33746503094     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.023176     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Fukuda K, Straus SE, Hickie I, et al. The chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive approach to its definition and study. International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group. Ann Intern Mod 1994;121:953-9.
2. Afari N, Buchwald D. Chronic fatigue syndrome: a review. Am J Psychiatry 2003;160:221-36.
3. Huibers MJH, Kant IJ, Swaen G, et al. Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome-like complaints in the working population: results from the Maastricht Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med 2004;61:464-6.
4. Ross SD, Estok RP, Frame D, et al. Disability and chronic fatigue syndrome. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:1098-107.
5. Cairns R, Hotopf M. A systematic review describing the prognosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. Occup Med 2005;55:20-31.
6. Huibers MJH, Beurskens AJHM, Schayck van CP, et al. Efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy by general practitioners for unexplained fatigue among employees: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry 2004;184:240-6.
7. Beurskens AJHM, Bültmann U, Kant IJ, et al. Fatigue among working people: validity of a questionnaire measure. Occup Environ Med 2000;57:353-7.
8. Ware JE Jr, Sherbourne CD. The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Med Care 1992;30:473-83.
9. Prins JB, Bleijenberg G, Bazelmans E, et al. Cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2001;357:841-7.
10. Jason LA, Taylor RR. Applying cluster analysis to define a typology of chronic fatigue syndrome in a medically-evaluated, random community sample. Psychol Health 2002;17:323-37.
11. Derogatis LR, Lipman RS, Covi L. SCL-90: an outpatient psychiatric rating scale-preliminary report. Psychopharmacol Bull 1973;9:13-28.
12. Arrindel WA, Ettema JHM. Symptom Checklist-90, SCL-90, een multidimensionele psychpathologie-indicator, handleiding. Lisse: Swets Test Services, 1986.
13. Solomon L, Reeves WC. Factors influencing the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:2241-45.
14. Leone SS, Huibers MJH, Kant IJ, et al. Long-term efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy by general practitioners for fatigue: a 4-year follow-up study. J Psychosom Res (in press).