The Effect of Homework Compliance on Treatment Outcomes for Participants With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-218

  Hlavaty, Laura E ^a   Brown, Molly M ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Homework; Myalgic encephalomyelitis; Nonpharmacological; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051940867     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024118     Document Type: Article

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