Concepts of recovery in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A qualitative study investigating how people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome view recovery.
IRAS ID
236381
Contact name
Tom Ingman
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 7 months, 18 days
Research summary
We are investigating how people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) conceptualise recovery. We are interested in exploring the unique and personal perspectives of people with CFS given that recovery can mean many different things to different people. We will interview individuals with CFS who have been referred for treatment within a secondary care, specialist CFS service part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, for a course of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Qualitative analysis, namely Thematic Analysis, will be used to examine and identify patterns (or themes) within the data. The information gained from these interviews can help us to better describe the aims of treatment to future patients, which can potentially have a positive impact on treatment outcomes. Findings may also potentially provide balance to the narrative that CFS has ‘no cure’ as well as inform more meaningful clinical outcomes measures. Findings from our study may also be used as the basis for a questionnaire exploring the concept of recovery, which could be disseminated to a larger sample of patients. This study is expected to last for approximately 1 year and 7 months.
REC name
London - Chelsea Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/2101
Date of REC Opinion
18 Dec 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion