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dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorBrenu, Ekua W
dc.contributor.authorStaines, Donald R
dc.contributor.authorMarshall-Gradisnik, Sonya
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:11:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:11:02Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-03-06T02:34:21Z
dc.identifier.issn1047-2797
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.04.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/55530
dc.description.abstractPurpose Prevalence estimates have been based on several case definitions of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The purpose of this work is to provide a rigorous overview of their application in prevalence research. Methods A systematic review of primary studies reporting the prevalence of CFS since 1990 was conducted. Studies were summarized according to study design, prevalence estimates, and case definition used to ascertain cases. Results Thirty-one studies were retrieved, and eight different case definitions were found. Early estimates of CFS prevalence were based on the 1988 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Australian, and Oxford. The 1994 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, has been adopted internationally, as a general standard. Only one study has reported prevalence according to the more recent, Canadian Consensus Criteria. Additional estimates were also found according to definitions by Ho-Yen, the 2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention empirical definition, and an epidemiological case definition. Conclusions Advances in clinical case definitions during the past 10 years such as the Canadian Consensus Criteria have received little attention in prevalence research. Future assessments of prevalence should consider adopting more recent developments, such as the newly available International Consensus Criteria. This move could improve the surveillance of more specific cases found within CFS.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom371
dc.relation.ispartofpageto376
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAnnals of Epidemiology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEpidemiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420299
dc.titleThe adoption of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis case definitions to assess prevalence: a systematic review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medical Science
gro.rights.copyright© 2013 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorMarshall-Gradisnik, Sonya M.


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