Sindrome da affaticamento cronico: una prima analisi empirica per l'Italia

[Machine translation] Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or encephalomyelitis, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - Me) describes a condition of chronic weakness, which cannot, be alleviated with rest and is associated with a lower quality of life, with a wider use of, healthcare and lower patient productivity, often forced to slow down or interrupt their, work activity for extended periods. CFS is manifested by symptoms that are very different from each other and, For this reason, it is often difficult to diagnose, a circumstance that delays taking care of the patient., This study represents one of the first empirical analyses in Italy and involved 87 identified patients, by the CFS Patient Association. Through a probit regression, the impact of, epidemiological and social factors in determining a variation in health self-reported by the patient., The EuroQOL-5D instrument has made it possible to identify the dimensions of daily life more, affected by the disease. The need for a personalized path emerges that allows, patients to carry out their usual activities (primarily daily activities and personal care)., In terms of health policies, awareness-raising measures are desirable to inform individuals, institutional on the individual and social costs of illness.