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| Title |
The functional status and well being of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and their carers
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-402 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luis C Nacul, Eliana M Lacerda, Peter Campion, Derek Pheby, Maria de L Drachler, José C Leite, Fiona Poland, Amanda Howe, Shagufta Fayyaz, Mariam Molokhia |
| Abstract |
Diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS is largely based on clinical history, and exclusion of identifiable causes of chronic fatigue. Characterization of cases and the impact of interventions have been limited due to clinical heterogeneity and a lack of reliable biomarkers for diagnosis and outcome measures. People with ME/CFS (PWME) often report high levels of disability, which are difficult to measure objectively. The well being of family members and those who care for PWME are also likely to be affected. This study aimed to investigate the functional status and well being of PWME and their lay carers, and to compare them with people with other chronic conditions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 229 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 66 | 29% |
| United States | 22 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 4% |
| Canada | 6 | 3% |
| Australia | 6 | 3% |
| Norway | 3 | 1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 3% |
| Unknown | 105 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 206 | 90% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 5% |
| Scientists | 6 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 142 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 137 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 26 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 11% |
| Researcher | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 20% |
| Unknown | 35 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 25% |
| Psychology | 19 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Unknown | 38 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 197. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2022.
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#205,005
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#191
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#624
of 124,098 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#1
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So far Altmetric has tracked 17,796 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.5. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its peers.
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