Jason L A, Ohanian D, Brown A, Sunnquist M, McManimen S, Klebek L, Fox P, Sorenson M
College of Science and Health, DePaul University, USA.
Insights Biomed. 2017;2(2). doi: 10.21767/2572-5610.10027. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), and Chronic Fatigue syndrome are debilitating chronic illnesses, with some overlapping symptoms. However, few studies have compared and contrasted symptom and disability profiles for these illnesses for the purpose of further differentiating them. The current study was an online self-report survey that compared symptoms from a sample of individuals with MS (N = 120) with a sample of individuals with ME or CFS (N = 269). Respondents completed the self-report DePaul Symptom Questionnaire. Those individuals with ME or CFS reported significantly more functional limitations and significantly more severe symptoms than those with MS. The implications of these findings are discussed.
多发性硬化症(MS)、肌痛性脑脊髓炎(ME)和慢性疲劳综合征是使人衰弱的慢性疾病,有一些重叠症状。然而,为了进一步区分这些疾病,很少有研究对它们的症状和残疾情况进行比较和对比。本研究是一项在线自我报告调查,比较了120名多发性硬化症患者样本与269名肌痛性脑脊髓炎或慢性疲劳综合征患者样本的症状。受访者完成了自我报告的德保罗症状问卷。与多发性硬化症患者相比,肌痛性脑脊髓炎或慢性疲劳综合征患者报告的功能限制明显更多,症状也明显更严重。本文讨论了这些发现的意义。