Table 4.
Illness characteristics of patients meeting each diagnosis (N=471)
| IOM | Canadian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=100) | (N=371) | ||||
| M | (SD) | M | (SD) | ||
| Illness Duration | 8.9 | (8.3) | 7.5 | (7.4) | |
| Current Hours Spent on Activities | |||||
| Household activities | 6.7 | (6.8) | 6.0 | (6.2) | |
| Social/recreational activities | 4.2 | (4.8) | 3.7 | (5.2) | |
| Family related activities | 4.7 | (7.0) | 4.9 | (6.7) | |
| Work related activities | 5.8 | (13.6) | 4.7 | (10.3) | |
| Total hours spent | 20.2 | (17.8) | 18.2 | (15.0) | |
| Past Hours Spent on Activities | |||||
| Household activities | 11.8 | (8.8) | 12.8 | (9.3) | |
| Social/recreational activities | 13.6 | (10.9) | 13.1 | (8.9) | |
| Family related activities | 10.5 | (9.8) | 11.6 | (9.7) | |
| Work related activities | 38.5 | (15.4) | 38.8 | (14.1) | |
| Total hours spent | 73.9 | (22.2) | 75.9 | (22.8) | |
| Total Hours Spent on Activities - Reduction | 55.4 | (25.8) | 57.2 | (25.3) | |
| % | (N) | % | (N) | ||
| Functional Status | |||||
| Bedbound | 25.2 | (26) | 24.5 | (94) | |
| Light housework | 53.4 | (55) | 53.6 | (206) | |
| Able to work | 21.4 | (22) | 21.6 | (83) | |
| Viral infections with long recovery periods | 44.4 | (44) | 58.1 | (216) | * |
| Event Prior to Illness | |||||
| Infectious illness | 67.3 | (68) | 68.5 | (265) | |
| Accident | 4.0 | (4) | 5.5 | (21) | |
| Trip or vacation | 8.0 | (8) | 6.5 | (25) | |
| Immunization | 10.8 | (11) | 10.2 | (39) | |
| Surgery | 12.6 | (13) | 10.2 | (39) | |
| Severe Stress | 35.0 | (36) | 38.0 | (145) | |
| Onset | |||||
| Within 24 hours | 12.0 | (12) | 14.8 | (55) | |
| Over 1 week | 12.0 | (12) | 12.4 | (46) | |
| Over 1 month | 10.0 | (10) | 9.2 | (34) | |
| Over 2–6 months | 20.0 | (20) | 20.2 | (75) | |
| Over 7–12 months | 4.0 | (4) | 8.1 | (30) | |
| Over 1–2 years | 10.0 | (10) | 14.3 | (53) | |
| Over 3 or more years | 32.0 | (32) | 21.0 | (78) | |
*
p < .05