TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot study of cognitive behavioral stress management effects on stress, quality of life, and symptoms in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome
AU - Lopez, Corina
AU - Antoni, Michael
AU - Penedo, Frank
AU - Weiss, Donna
AU - Cruess, Stacy
AU - Segotas, Mary Catherine
AU - Helder, Lynn
AU - Siegel, Scott
AU - Klimas, Nancy
AU - Fletcher, Mary Ann
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (1 U01 AI45940 and 1R01 NS055672-01).
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Objective: The present pilot study was designed to test the effects of a 12-week group-based cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on stress, quality of life, and symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). We hypothesized that participants randomized to CBSM would report improvements in perceived stress, mood, quality of life, and CFS symptomatology from pre- to postintervention compared to those receiving a psychoeducational (PE) seminar control. Method: We recruited 69 persons with a bona fide diagnosis of CFS and randomized 44 to CBSM and 25 to PE. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Profile of Mood States (POMS), Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI), and a Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-based CFS symptom checklist pre- and postintervention. Results: Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a significant Group×Time interaction for PSS, POMS-total mood disturbance (TMD), and QOLI scores, such that participants in CBSM evidenced greater improvements than those in PE. Participants in CBSM also reported decreases in severity of CFS symptoms vs. those in PE. Conclusions: Results suggest that CBSM is beneficial for managing distress, improving quality of life, and alleviating CFS symptom severity.
AB - Objective: The present pilot study was designed to test the effects of a 12-week group-based cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on stress, quality of life, and symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). We hypothesized that participants randomized to CBSM would report improvements in perceived stress, mood, quality of life, and CFS symptomatology from pre- to postintervention compared to those receiving a psychoeducational (PE) seminar control. Method: We recruited 69 persons with a bona fide diagnosis of CFS and randomized 44 to CBSM and 25 to PE. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Profile of Mood States (POMS), Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI), and a Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-based CFS symptom checklist pre- and postintervention. Results: Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a significant Group×Time interaction for PSS, POMS-total mood disturbance (TMD), and QOLI scores, such that participants in CBSM evidenced greater improvements than those in PE. Participants in CBSM also reported decreases in severity of CFS symptoms vs. those in PE. Conclusions: Results suggest that CBSM is beneficial for managing distress, improving quality of life, and alleviating CFS symptom severity.
KW - CDC symptoms
KW - Chronic fatigue syndrome
KW - Quality of life
KW - Stress
KW - Stress management
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.11.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.11.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 21414452
AN - SCOPUS:79952620309
SN - 0022-3999
VL - 70
SP - 328
EP - 334
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
IS - 4
ER -