E2 ModerateBehavioralPEM not requiredCross-Sectional
The relations among body consciousness, somatic symptom report, and information processing speed in chronic fatigue syndrome.
van der Werf, Sieberen P, de Vree, Berna, van Der Meer, Jos W M et al.·Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and behavioral neurology·2002
This study looked at whether paying too much attention to bodily sensations and reporting many physical symptoms might slow down how quickly people with ME/CFS can process information and react to tasks. Researchers measured how fast patients could respond to simple tests and found that people who were highly aware of their body sensations reported more symptoms and performed more slowly on reaction time tests. The study suggests that increased attention to the body may be partly responsible for the cognitive slowing that people with ME/CFS experience.
Cognitive Impairment