A Literature Review of GP Knowledge and Understanding of ME/CFS : A Report from the Socioeconomic Working Group of the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE)

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dc.contributor.authorPheby, Derek F. H.
dc.contributor.authorAraja, Diana
dc.contributor.authorBerkis, Uldis
dc.contributor.authorBrenna, Elenka
dc.contributor.authorCullinan, John
dc.contributor.authorde Korwin, Jean-Dominique
dc.contributor.authorGitto, Lara
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Dyfrig A
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Rachael M
dc.contributor.authorTrepel, Dominic
dc.contributor.authorWang-Steverding, Xia
dc.contributor.editorPheby, Derek F.H.
dc.contributor.editorFriedman, Kenneth J.
dc.contributor.editorMurovska, Modra
dc.contributor.editorZalewski, Pawel
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Applied Pharmacy
dc.contributor.institutionInstitute of Microbiology and Virology
dc.coverage.spatialBasel
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-16T21:00:31Z
dc.date.available2022-08-16T21:00:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionThis is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144) (available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/special issues/myalgic encephalomyelitis chronic fatigue syndrome).
dc.description.abstractBackground and Objectives: The socioeconomic working group of the European myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Research Network (EUROMENE) has con-ducted a review of the literature pertaining to GPs’ knowledge and understanding of ME/CFS; Materials and Methods: A MEDLINE search was carried out. The papers identified were reviewed following the synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) methodology, and were classified according to the focus of the enquiry (patients, GPs, database and medical record studies, evaluation of a training programme, and overview papers), and whether they were quantitative or qualitative in nature; Results: Thirty-three papers were identified in the MEDLINE search. The quantitative surveys of GPs demonstrated that a third to a half of all GPs did not accept ME/CFS as a genuine clinical entity and, even when they did, they lacked confidence in diagnosing or managing it. It should be noted, though, that these papers were mostly from the United Kingdom. Patient surveys indicated that a similar proportion of patients was dissatisfied with the primary medical care they had received. These findings were consistent with the findings of the qualitative studies that were examined, and have changed little over several decades; Conclusions: Disbelief and lack of knowledge and understanding of ME/CFS among GPs is widespread, and the resultant diagnostic delays constitute a risk factor for severe and prolonged disease. Failure to diagnose ME/CFS renders problematic attempts to determine its prevalence, and hence its economic impact.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent7219238
dc.identifier.citationPheby, D F H, Araja, D, Berkis, U, Brenna, E, Cullinan, J, de Korwin, J-D, Gitto, L, Hughes, D A, Hunter, R M, Trepel, D & Wang-Steverding, X 2022, A Literature Review of GP Knowledge and Understanding of ME/CFS : A Report from the Socioeconomic Working Group of the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE). in D F H Pheby, K J Friedman, M Murovska & P Zalewski (eds), ME/CFS : Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis. vol. Special Issue Published in Medicina, MDPI, Basel, pp. 21-37.
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-0365-2438-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-0365-2439-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/9348
dc.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-2438-2
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofME/CFS
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectME/CFS
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject3.2. Articles or chapters in other proceedings other than those included in 3.1., with an ISBN or ISSN code
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.subjectR Medicine
dc.subjectH Social Sciences
dc.titleA Literature Review of GP Knowledge and Understanding of ME/CFS : A Report from the Socioeconomic Working Group of the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE)en
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