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11111465

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-11
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0739-9332
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-201
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome: a discourse analysis of women's experiential narratives.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Feminist Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. blossom@expansive.co.nz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't