3:5 – 3:5:1 CBT 3:5:1:1 CBT Courses that led to Symptom Improvement Overall and whichever of the listed criteria was considered, CBT courses brought about improvements for a small minority: said they felt so much better that they considered themselves well 0.4% The overall percentage of respondents (i.e. irrespective of the listed criteria) whose symptoms improved was 12% In the listed criteria: CBT courses without overlapping elements versus CBT courses with overlapping elements: – – CBT courses which were CBT only no elements of GET or Pacing symptoms improved for – – 8% of respondents CBT courses which had elements of GET but no Pacing symptoms improved for 5% of – – respondents CBT courses which had elements of Pacing but no GET symptoms improved for 16% of – – respondents CBT courses had elements of both GET and Pacing symptoms improved for 16% of – respondents CBT courses held by therapists stated to have an ME/CFS specialism versus CBT courses held by – – therapists not stated to have an ME/CFS specialism: CBT courses held by therapists stated to have an ME/CFS specialism, symptoms improved for 19% of respondents CBT courses held by therapists not stated to have an ME/CFS specialism, symptoms improved for 7% of respondents CBT one-to-one courses versus CBT group courses: – – CBT one-to-one courses, symptoms improved for 13% of respondents CBT group courses, symptoms improved for 11% of respondents Note: very little difference here, but see below, the courses where symptoms became worse and courses which were appropriate/not appropriate to needs percentages. CBT courses held by therapists with differing beliefs the nature of ME/CFS: CBT courses held by therapists who believed that ME/CFS is a physical illness, symptoms improved for 14% of respondents CBT courses held by therapists who believed that ME/CFS is a mixture of a psychological and a physical illness, symptoms improved for 19% of respondents
3:5 – 3:5:1 CBT 3:5:1:1 CBT Courses that led to Symptom Improvement Overall and whichever of the listed criteria was considered, CBT courses brought about improvements for a small minority: 0.4% said they felt so much better that they considered themselves well The overall percentage of respondents (i.e. irrespective of the listed criteria) whose symptoms improved was 12% In the listed criteria: CBT courses without overlapping elements – versus – CBT courses with overlapping elements: CBT courses which were CBT only – no elements of GET or Pacing – symptoms improved for 8% of respondents CBT courses which had elements of GET – but no Pacing – symptoms improved for 5% of respondents CBT courses which had elements of Pacing – but no GET – symptoms improved for 16% of respondents CBT courses had elements of both GET and Pacing – symptoms improved for 16% of respondents CBT courses held by therapists stated to have an ME/CFS specialism – versus – CBT courses held by therapists not stated to have an ME/CFS specialism: CBT courses held by therapists stated to have an ME/CFS specialism, symptoms improved for 19% of respondents CBT courses held by therapists not stated to have an ME/CFS specialism, symptoms improved for 7% of respondents CBT one-to-one courses – versus – CBT group courses: CBT one-to-one courses, symptoms improved for 13% of respondents CBT group courses, symptoms improved for 11% of respondents Note: very little difference here, but see below, the courses where symptoms became worse and courses which were appropriate/not appropriate to needs percentages. CBT courses held by therapists with differing beliefs the nature of ME/CFS: CBT courses held by therapists who believed that ME/CFS is a physical illness, symptoms improved for 14% of respondents CBT courses held by therapists who believed that ME/CFS is a mixture of a psychological and a physical illness, symptoms improved for 19% of respondents
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