ScienceNorway.no – a website which “brings you science news from Norway”, has published an article entitled “Almost no ME/CFS patients return to work” based on a study by Anne Kielland and Jing Liu, which was published earlier this year.
The article, written by journalist Emily Wee, discusses the results of the research paper by Kielland and Liu, which found that even after 9 years of follow up, very few people with ME/CFS were well enough to return to work.
In the ScienceNorway article, comments from Professor Karl Johan Tronstad highlight findings from the research study suggesting that the support people with ME/CFS are receiving through the welfare and healthcare systems in Norway is having little rehabilitative effect (little positive impact on enabling people with the disease to be as independent as possible in everyday activities).
Within the article, the importance of the use of strict diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS in research, and the need to explore new treatment methods for the disease are emphasised by Prof. Tronstad. Importantly, researcher Anne Kielland also points out that until a truly effective treatment is found, research efforts should also focus on methods to improve quality of life for people with ME/CFS.
