CHRONIC-FATIGUE-SYNDROME - RELATIONSHIPS OF SELF-RATINGS AND ACTIGRAPHY

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a baffling disease potentially affecting m illions of Americans. Self-rating scales were developed to assess this condition but have yet to be validated with objective measures of act ivity. The present study of a 45-yr.-old man evaluated the relationshi ps between scores on self-rating scales used to measure Chronic Fatigu e Syndrome and actigraphy. Measured activity was related to predictors of fatigue but not to fatigue. The implications of these findings are discussed.