DePaul University, Center for Community Research, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Nov;77(2):237-41. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.02.015. Epub 2009 Apr 8.
The energy envelope postulates that patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) will improve functioning when maintaining expended energy levels at the same level as available energy level.
Estimated weekly Energy Quotients were established by dividing expended energy level by perceived energy level and multiplying by 100. Two groups of patients were identified following participation in a non-pharmacologic intervention trial. Some were able to keep expended energy close to available energy and others were not successful at this task.
Those who were able to stay within their energy envelope had significant improvements in physical functioning and fatigue severity.
Findings suggest that helping patients with ME/CFS maintain appropriate energy expenditures in coordination with available energy reserves can help improve functioning over time.
Health care professionals that treat patients with ME/CFS might incorporate strategies that help patients self-monitor and self-regulate energy expenditures.
能量包络假说认为,肌痛性脑脊髓炎/慢性疲劳综合征(ME/CFS)患者在维持消耗能量水平与可用能量水平相同的情况下,功能会得到改善。
通过将消耗的能量水平除以感知的能量水平并乘以 100,确定每周的估计能量商数。在参与非药物干预试验后,确定了两组患者。一些患者能够将消耗的能量保持在可用能量附近,而另一些患者则未能成功完成这项任务。
那些能够保持在能量包络内的患者在身体功能和疲劳严重程度方面有显著改善。
研究结果表明,帮助 ME/CFS 患者在协调可用能量储备的情况下维持适当的能量消耗,可以帮助他们随着时间的推移改善功能。
治疗 ME/CFS 患者的医疗保健专业人员可能会采用帮助患者自我监测和自我调节能量消耗的策略。