Van Damme Stefaan, Crombez Geert, Van Houdenhove Boudewijn, Mariman An, Michielsen Walter
Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
J Psychosom Res. 2006 Nov;61(5):595-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.04.015.
Research in chronic pain patients has shown that accepting the chronic nature of their illness is positively related to quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate whether acceptance is also associated with better well-being in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Ninety-seven patients completed a battery of questionnaires measuring fatigue, functional impairment, psychological distress, and acceptance.
Results indicated that acceptance has a positive effect upon fatigue and psychological aspects of well-being. More specifically, acceptance was related to more emotional stability and less psychological distress, beyond the effects of demographic variables, and fatigue severity.
We suggest that promoting acceptance in patients with CFS may often be more beneficial than trying to control largely uncontrollable symptoms.
对慢性疼痛患者的研究表明，接受自身疾病的慢性性质与生活质量呈正相关。本研究的目的是调查接受度是否也与慢性疲劳综合征（CFS）患者更好的幸福感相关。
97名患者完成了一系列问卷调查，这些问卷测量了疲劳、功能损害、心理困扰和接受度。
结果表明，接受度对疲劳和幸福感的心理方面有积极影响。更具体地说，除了人口统计学变量和疲劳严重程度的影响外，接受度与更高的情绪稳定性和更少的心理困扰相关。
我们认为，促进CFS患者的接受度通常可能比试图控制很大程度上无法控制的症状更有益。
