Fatigue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A Discourse Analysis of Women's Experiential Narratives

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15217092
AutoresB Hart (University of Canterbury, autor correspondente), Victoria M Grace Blossom Hart
Ano2000
Volume21
Fascículo3
Páginas187-201
Data de publicação2000-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/073993300245258
PMID11111465
OpenAlexW2053165793
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8

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