Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review

S.A. Ahmed; J.C. Mewes; H.J.M. Vrijhoef

doi:10.1177/1359105319847261

Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review

S.A. Ahmed^*, J.C. Mewes, H.J.M. Vrijhoef

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy have been promoted as effective treatments for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. However, criticism on the scientific rigour of these studies has been raised. This review assessed the methodological quality of studies on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy. The methodological quality of the 18 included studies was found to be relatively low, as bias was prominently found, affecting the main outcome measures of the studies (fatigue, physical functioning and functional impairment/status). Future research should focus on including more objective outcome measures in a well-defined patient population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	240-255
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319847261
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords

chronic fatigue syndrome
cognitive behavioural therapy
follow-up
graded exercise therapy
interventions
myalgic encephalomyelitis
systematic review
INTERVENTIONS
FOLLOW-UP

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Ahmed, S. A., Mewes, J. C., & Vrijhoef, H. J. M. (2020). Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(2), 240-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319847261

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Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review. / Ahmed, S.A.; Mewes, J.C.; Vrijhoef, H.J.M.
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