Self-investigation in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: Narrative changes and health improvement

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-233

  van Geelen, Stefan M ^a   Fuchs, Coralie E ^a   Sinnema, Gerben ^a   van de Putte, Elise M ^a   van Geel, Rolf ^b   Hermans, Hubert J M ^b   Kuis, Wietse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); Narrative; Self confrontation method (SCM); Self investigation; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOVE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NARRATIVE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POWERLESSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953176631     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.05.023     Document Type: Article

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