Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is different in children compared to in adults: a study of UK and Dutch clinical cohorts

Objective To investigate differences between young children, adolescents and adults with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Study design Comparison of clinical cohorts from 8 paediatric and 27 adult CFS/ME services in the UK and a paediatric randomised controlled trial from the Netherlands. Outcome measures include: fatigue (the UKChalder Fatigue Scale); Disability (the UKSF-36 physical function subscale; the NetherlandsCHQ-CF87); school attendance, pain, anxiety and depression (the UKHospital Anxiety & Depression Scale, Spence Children's Anxiety Scale; the Nether... Mehr ...