Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Open Access Functional status of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the Wichita, Kansas, population Laura Solomon1, Rosane Nisenbaum1, Michele Reyes1,2, Dimitris A Papanicolaou3 and William C Reeves*1 Address: 1Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2Current affiliation: Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA and 3Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA Email: Laura Solomon - zfk9@; Rosane Nisenbaum - ran7@; Michele. | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access Functional status of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the Wichita Kansas population Laura Solomon1 Rosane Nisenbaum1 Michele Reyes1 2 Dimitris A Papanicolaou3 and William C Reeves 1 Address 1Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta GA USA 2Current affiliation Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta GA USA and 3Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA USA Email Laura Solomon - zfk9@ Rosane Nisenbaum - ran7@ Michele Reyes - myr9@ Dimitris A Papanicolaou - dpapani@ William C Reeves - wcr1@ Corresponding author Published 03 October 2003 Received 15 May 2003 Accepted 03 October 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003 1 48 r This article is available from http content l l 48 2003 Solomon et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Background Scant research has adequately addressed the impact of chronic fatigue syndrome on patients daily activities and quality of life. Enumerating specific problems related to quality of life in chronic fatigue syndrome patients can help us to better understand and manage this illness. This study addresses issues of functional status in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and other fatiguing illnesses in a population based sample which can be generalized to all persons with chronic fatigue. Methods We conducted a random telephone survey in Wichita Kansas to identify persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and other fatiguing illnesses. Respondents reporting severe .
