PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate how social support and healthcare support affect the quality of life of persons with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. METHOD: A constant comparison method was used for the qualitative portion of the research and descriptive correlational methods were used for the quantitative portion. CONCLUSION: This mixed design research study suggested that social support, unlike healthcare support, is related to Quality of Life (QOL). It was also evident that subjects suffering from CFS and/or FMS do not experience high levels of social support.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate how social support and healthcare support affect the quality of life of persons with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. METHOD: A constant comparison method was used for the qualitative portion of the research and descriptive correlational methods were used for the quantitative portion. CONCLUSION: This mixed design research study suggested that social support, unlike healthcare support, is related to Quality of Life (QOL). It was also evident that subjects suffering from CFS and/or FMS do not experience high levels of social support.
Authors: Daniel L Hall; Michael H Antoni; Emily G Lattie; Devika R Jutagir; Sara J Czaja; Dolores Perdomo; Suzanne C Lechner; Jamie M Stagl; Laura C Bouchard; Lisa M Gudenkauf; Lara Traeger; MaryAnn Fletcher; Nancy G Klimas Journal: Fatigue Date: 2015
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Authors: Maria de Lourdes Drachler; Jose Carlos de Carvalho Leite; Lee Hooper; Chia Swee Hong; Derek Pheby; Luis Nacul; Eliana Lacerda; Peter Campion; Anne Killett; Maggie McArthur; Fiona Poland Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2009-12-11 Impact factor: 3.295