Hallo
in den USA heißt das "Graded Exercise", ist eine Art Aufbautraining und hat bei "richtigne" CFS kranken katastrophale auswirkungen.
füge eine mail an die das beschreibt. mit links... (bei bedarf mehr möglich)
he following is a response from Dr. Ellen Goudsmit to the study published
in the BMJ this week.
GRADED EXERCISE BENEFITS PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
(Randomised controlled trial of patient education to
encourage graded exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome)
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7283/387
I'm pleased to see that the BMJ are maintaining their tradition of unbiased,
rigorous peer review in relation to studies on chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS). Here are just a few of the 'oddities' which I noticed while reading
the paper by Powell et al (1).
1. Use of an out-dated set of diagnostic criteria which are known to
lack specificity.
2. Use of a fatigue scale which does not differentiate between patients
with CFS and depression.
3. Incorrect information about cut-off point for severe cases.
4. Dependence on an inappropriate measure of disability. (The one MOS
subscale is not enough).
5. The scores on the MOS subscale are not consistent with those
documented in other groups with CFS and do not indicate significant
disability.
6. There is no information on the extent of the reduction in activity
to ascertain if there was evidence of phobic avoidance.
7. There was no information on the percentage of patients with marked
or clinical anxiety and depression (using the scores on the HAD).
8. There was no information on symptoms other than those found in
patients with stress, depression and somatoform disorders. There was no
indication that these people also had post-exertional malaise, sore throats,
unusual headaches, or any of the other problems documented in the majority
of people with CFS. There is no indication that any of these symptoms also
responded to the treatment in question.
9. There is no acknowledgement of the evidence that most people with
CFS are not unusually inactive and that research has failed to establish the
hypothesized link between deconditioning and fatigue (2 3 4). Consequently,
the explanation given to these patients is based on a disproven theory (for
CFS at least)
10. It is nonsensical that a disabling disorder which has lasted for
several years will respond to three hours of explanation and encouragement.
If it were that easy, I'd have been a millionaire years ago and none of us
would be wasting our time doing expensive research on the immune system etc
(5).
In short, there is nothing in this paper which indicates that these patients
resemble strictly-defined CFS, and that the proposed treatment will help
those with evidence of immune dysfunction etc. Conversely, the information
provided suggests that a significant proportion of these patients were tired
because of psychological problems and this also explains why increasing
their activity levels reduced depression scores as well as fatigue.
If three hours of 'education and persuasion' is really all it takes to treat
patients with moderate to severe CFS, then I'll start supporting Arsenal!
Until the BMJ starts applying the same rules to CFS as it does to studies on
cancer, arthritis and MMR, I recommend that readers ignore the papers on
fatigue. Those who want to know about the latest research should read the
American journals or access Medline. Even the News of the World publishes
more reliable information on CFS!
1. Powell P, Bentall RP, Nye F and Edwards RHT. Randomised controlled trial
of patient education to encourage graded exercise in chronic fatigue
syndrome. BMJ 2001, 322: 1-5.
2. Bazelmans E, Bleijenberg, G, van der Meer, JWM and Folgering, H. Is
physical deconditioning a perpetuating factor in chronic fatigue syndrome? A
controlled study on maximal exercise performance and relations with fatigue,
impairment and physical activity. Psychol Med, 2001, 31; 107-114.
3. Van der Werf, SP, Prins, JB, Vercoulen, JHMM., van der Meer, JWM and
Bleijenberg, G. Identifying physical activity patterns in chronic fatigue
syndrome using actigraphic assessment. J Psychosom Res, 2000, 49; 5: 373379.
4. Sisto, SA, Tapp, WN., LaManca, JJ, Ling, W, Korn, LR, Nelson, AJ and
Natelson, BH. Physical activity before and after exercise in women with
chronic fatigue syndrome. QJM, 1998, 91; (7): 465473.
5. De Meirleir, K., Bisbal, C, Campine, I, De Becker, P, Salehzada, T,
Demettre, E and Lebleu, BA. 37 kDa 25A binding protein as a potential
biochemical marker for chronic fatigue syndrome. Am J Med, 2000, 108; 2:
99105.
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