Table 4.
Conference Healthcare Providers History of CFS diagnosis and CFS KABs (n = 1255).
| Have you ever given a diagnosis of CFS n (%) | Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agreea | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Disagree | Neutral | χ2 | |
| Criteria for CFS diagnosis: fatigue > 6 months and 4 of 8 symptom criteria | 434 (85) | 45 (9) | 33 (6) | 425 (70) | 59 (10) | 122 (20) | 45.50*** |
| CFS can be diagnosed using MFI, SF-36, and CDC Symptom Inventoryc | 284 (57) | 58 (12) | 158 (32) | 278 (47) | 85 (14) | 231 (39) | 10.87** |
| Majority of people with CFS were competitive, driven to achieve, compulsive before sick | 227 (45) | 140 (28) | 134 (27) | 262 (43) | 174 (29) | 168 (28) | 0.41 |
| CFS is not as big a problem as media suggests | 56 (11) | 392 (77) | 60 (12) | 59 (10) | 459 (76) | 90 (15) | 2.14 |
| Majority of people with CFS have a high SES | 159 (31) | 187 (37) | 161 (32) | 183 (30) | 207 (34) | 218 (36) | 2.14 |
| If people with CFS rest then they will get better | 55 (11) | 390 (76) | 66 (13) | 53 (9) | 470 (77) | 88 (14) | 1.72 |
| People with CFS are just depressed | 70 (14) | 386 (76) | 54 (11) | 59 (10) | 464 (76) | 89 (15) | 7.45* |
| Compared to other illnesses CFS more difficult to diagnose | 344 (67) | 94 (18) | 73 (14) | 449 (73) | 79 (13) | 85 (14) | 6.91* |
| Compared to other illnesses CFS more difficult to treat/manage | 391 (77) | 64 (13) | 54 (11) | 428 (70) | 74 (12) | 109 (18) | 11.76** |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
aAgree = values 5, 6, 7; Disagree = values 1, 2, 3; Neutral = value 4
c Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI), Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36),