ME/CFS - the Severely and Very Severely Affected

• अन्य लेखक: Friedman, Kenneth (संपादक), Bateman, Lucinda (संपादक), De Meirleir, Kenny Leo (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• विषय: Humanities; Social interaction; Adolescence; Adulthood; Apnea; Apnea-hypopnea index; Bedbound; Cardiac Function; Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing; Caregivers; Case Study; Cerebral Blood Flow; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Clinical Presentation; Compassion In Practice; Diagnosis; Economic Impact; Education; Enteral Nutrition; EUROMENE; Europe-Wide; Grief; Homebound; Illness progression; Immunoglobulin Therapy; Infection; Isolation; IVIgG; Jarisch– Herxheimer Reaction; Laboratory Tests; Lived experience; Loss; Malnutrition; Mental Health; ME/CFS; Moderately Ill; Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Orthostatic Stress; Parenteral nutrition; Patient Assessment; Patient Management; Prevention; Psychological Causation; Psychosocial; Severely Ill; Sleep; Social Isolation; Stigma; Student Learning; Suicidality; Symptoms; Telemedicine; Trauma; Treatment; Tube feeding; Very Severely III
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

सारांश

Manuscripts in this monograph are sorted into five categories: 1. Case Reports: a description of living as a bedridden patient; structured interviews with severely affected ME/CFS patients; how past events contribute to severe ME/CFS; a comparison of moderately ill, severely ill, and very severely ill; case reports of ME/CFS in children. 2. A healthcare provider's view of managing ME/CFS patients. 3. Characterization of the Severely and Very Severely Affected: (1) the most troubling symptoms; (2) disease severity diminishes capacity for exercise, (3) operationalized definitions of the severely ill and very severely ill; (4) the usefulness of a modified Korean Chalder Fatigue Scale Questionnaire; (5) cardiac dimensions and function in patients; (6) an easier tilt test; and (7) review of sleep studies. 4. Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment: (1) objective measures for grading ME/CFS; (2) a sitting tilt test for orthostatic intolerance; (3) the benefits of IVIgG; (4) risks and protective factors in suicidality; (5) malnutrition and overcoming it; (7) partnerships between patients, caregivers, and providers, and the use of technology; (8) a holistic model of care, "Compassion in Practice; and (9) the effects of suffering, utilizing a four-phase model. 5. Impact of the Disease: (1) a historical perspective; (2) the impact of ME/CFS on psychosocial dynamics; (3) the educational needs of school-aged; and (4) the economic impact of ME/CFS

भौतिक वर्णन

1 electronic resource (358 p.)

आईएसबीएन

books978-3-0365-9361-6
9783036593609
9783036593616

अभिगमन

Open Access