Coping strategies in chronic fatigue syndrome: outcomes over time

摘要

This paper examined the contribution of coping strategies and neuroticism to longitudinal outcomes in a tertiary care sample of participants with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Coping strategies and neuroticism were assessed among 93 participants with CFS, and used to predict participants' illness-related outcomes. Coping by instrumental support was the only strategy associated with clinical outcomes over time: more reliance on instrumental support predicted less vitality over time after accounting for the level of vitality at the index visit. Neuroticism and coping strategies were not associated with fatigue symptoms, physical functioning or role functioning over time.