Reliability and validity of the German version of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire Post-Exertional Malaise (DSQ-PEM).
Kuczyk, Charlotte, Nöhre, Mariel, Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph et al.·Frontiers in psychiatry·2025
Researchers tested a German-language questionnaire designed to measure post-exertional malaise (PEM)—the worsening of symptoms that happens after physical or mental activity in ME/CFS and long COVID. They found the questionnaire is reliable and accurately distinguishes between people with and without long COVID, making it a useful tool for German-speaking patients and doctors.