Elizabeth R Unger, Jin-Mann S Lin, Yang Chen, Monica E Cornelius, Britany Helton, Anindita N Issa, Jeanne Bertolli, Nancy G Klimas, Elizabeth G Balbin, Lucinda Bateman, Charles W Lapp, Wendy Springs, Richard N Podell, Trisha Fitzpatrick, Daniel L Peterson, C Gunnar Gottschalk, Benjamin H Natelson, Michelle Blate, Andreas M Kogelnik, Catrina C Phan, On Behalf Of The McAm Study Group
Background: One of the goals of the Multi-site Clinical Assessment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (MCAM) study was to evaluate whether clinicians experienced in diagnosing and caring for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) recognized the same clinical entity. Methods: We enrolled participants from seven specialty clinics in the United States. We used baseline data (n = 465) on standardized questions measuring general clinical characteristics, functional impairment, post-exertional malaise, fatigue, sleep, neurocognitive/autonomic symptoms, pain, and other symptoms to evaluate whether patient characteristics differed by clinic...
February 28, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine