Doctor’s bedside manner can determine how patients feel months after recorvering from illnesses, according to a study in The Lancet. Researchers found that of 618 patients, 62.6% felt constantly tired six months after other symptoms had disappeared. The original symptoms bore no medical relation to the fatigue problem later on.
Instead, the study linked the chronic fatigue to three factors: the patients blaming symptoms on the past infections, their doctors presenting a vague diagnosis, and doctors giving their patients a sick note for their employers. Most people who complained of chronic fatigue had two commonalities: they had a generally pessimistic attitude and a feeling of vulnerability to viruses.
Instead, the study linked the chronic fatigue to three factors: the patients blaming symptoms on the past infections, their doctors presenting a vague diagnosis, and doctors giving their patients a sick note for their employers. Most people who complained of chronic fatigue had two commonalities: they had a generally pessimistic attitude and a feeling of vulnerability to viruses.
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