Clarke J N
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Aust N Z J Ment Health Nurs. 1999 Dec;8(4):123-33. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0979.1999.00145.x.
This study employs qualitative research methods to describe and compare the experiences of men and women with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), focusing on respondents' self-perceived illness experience and relationship with medical practitioners. Data were collected from 59 respondents (18 male, 41 female) in telephone interviews using an open-ended focus interview schedule. While respondents explained the causes of the disease in ways that were largely gender appropriate, they did not experience the disease itself in gender different ways. The evidence of the study points to a clear dichotomy between ways in which men and women experience the disease and differences in the ways in which they are treated by the medical profession.
本研究采用定性研究方法，描述和比较慢性疲劳综合征（CFS）男性和女性的经历，重点关注受访者自我感知的疾病体验以及与医生的关系。使用开放式焦点访谈提纲，通过电话访谈从59名受访者（18名男性，41名女性）收集数据。虽然受访者解释疾病病因的方式在很大程度上符合性别特点，但他们体验疾病本身的方式并无性别差异。该研究的证据表明，男性和女性体验疾病的方式以及他们在医疗行业接受治疗的方式存在明显差异。
