[Relationship between chronic fatigue syndrome and type A behaviour]

Auteurs :	Teresa Godás Sieso, Esther Gómez Gil, Manel Salamero Baró, Jose Manuel Fernandez-Huerta, Joaquim Fernandez-Solá
Langue :	Spa.
Date :	2009-10-19
Journal :	Medicina clinica (0025-7753)
Release:	Med Clin (Barc). 2009 Oct;133(14):539-41
Abstract:	BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To quantify the relationship between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Type A Behaviour Pattern (TABP) PATIENTS AND METHOD: The Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) was administered to 82 patients diagnosed with CFS to determine the prevalence of TABP. Subjects' mean z scores on the JAS were compared with those from the general population (healthy controls) and from patients with ischemic cardiopathy (pathologic controls). RESULTS: CFS patients' mean score on the JAS was 5 points higher than that of the general population (healthy controls) and 2 points higher than that of patients with ischemic cardiopathy. CONCLUSIONS: TABP appears to be related with CFS and should be taken into account in the treatment of these patients.
Copyright:	Medicina clinica Instituto de Neurociencias, Servicio de Psicología, Unidad de fatiga crónica, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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Sujets:	adolescent, adulte, comportement, Cross-Sectional Studies, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, femelle, humains, mâle, Middle Aged, Type A Personality, Young Adult