Fatigue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A Discourse Analysis of Women's Experiential Narratives

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15217092
AutoresB Hart (University of Canterbury, autor de correspondencia), Victoria M Grace Blossom Hart
Año2000
Volumen21
Número3
Páginas187-201
Fecha de publicación2000-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/073993300245258
PMID11111465
OpenAlexW2053165793
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition. Approximately 75% of sufferers are women. The etiology of CFS is debated, but remains inconclusive. "Fatigue" is ill defined and conceptually problematic. The international multidisciplinary literature on CFS reveals a paucity of studies on women. Qualitative research to analyze women's discourses on CFS is virtually absent. Eleven New Zealand women of European descent with experience of CFS were interviewed in depth. Within the complex facets of CFS, this article reports specifically on an analysis of discourses on "fatigue." The predominant theme that emerged was that fatigue is articulated as "lack" or absence, which is not representable as an identifiable entity in biomedical terms. Parallels with chronic pain are briefly drawn. We conclude that approaches to CFS must respond to the diverse and complex constructions of the experience of fatigue evident in women's narratives

Chronic fatigue · Chronic fatigue syndrome · Developmental psychology · Etiology · Linguistics · Narrative · Parallels · Psychiatry · Theme (computing · Clinical Psychology · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Medicine · Psychology