Well-being in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: the role of acceptance
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Objective Research in chronic pain patients has shown that accepting the chronic nature of their illness is positively related to quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate whether acceptance is also associated with better well-being in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).Methods Ninety-seven patients completed a battery of questionnaires measuring fatigue, functional impairment, psychological distress, and acceptance.Results Results indicated that acceptance has a positive effect upon fatigue and psychological aspects of well-being. More specifically, acceptance was related to more emotional stability and less psychological distress, beyond the effects of demographic variables, and fatigue severity.Conclusion We suggest that promoting acceptance in patients with CFS may often be more beneficial than trying to control largely uncontrollable symptoms.
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Non-accepting cognitions seem to lead to maladaptive activity patterns in patients with CFS, which results in increased fatigue, frustration and a negative QoL.
“non-accepting cognitions seem to lead to maladaptive activity patterns in patients with CFS which results in increased fatigue, frustration and a negative QoL [30-31, 40-41]”
From Cognitive behavior therapy in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: The role of illness acceptance and neuroticism. (2013) · cites this paper as [40]
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- Authors
- Van Damme, S., Crombez, G., Van Houdenhove, B., Mariman, A., & Michielsen, W.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-11
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 595-599
- ISSN
- 0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2086495374
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Keywords
- chronic fatigue syndrome, acceptance, well-being, psychological distress, emotional stability, fatigue severity, functional disability, quality of life
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Disability Evaluation, Emotions, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Sick Role, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Sickness Impact Profile, Self Efficacy
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