Epidemiological Investigation And Intervention Study On Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Of College Employees In Huangdao District Of Qingdao

Objective:To investigate the present epidemic status of the chronic fatigue syndrome( CFS) in college teachers and its related influencing factors,in huangdao district of Qingdao city,and adverse the effect of the therapeutic lifestyle change for CFS.methods: 1. Literature review and expert interviews to develop CFS questionnaire.Using Stratified cluster random sampling and on-site survey, 1010 teachers were selected from three colleges in huangdao district of Qingdao city to answer the questionnaire. Investigators conducted a return visit to the suspicious patients with CFS, access to the patient’s recent medical information to clarify a diagnosis.We analyzed the prevalence and the related factors ofthe participants’ CFS. 2. 58 CFS patients who complied with the research standards were divided into intervention group and control group with 29 in each group on the basis of randomly digital table. The intervention group accepted the therapy of the therapeutic lifestyle change, while the control group was without any intervention about lifestyle. The changes of Lifestyle Profile, Fatigue Scale-14(FS-14), Short Form Health Survey(SF-36)points for comparison before/after intervention for these groups.results: 1.The prevalence of teacher’CFS in huangdao district of Qingdao city was 11.0%, the different of rate was found between different age, gender, positional titles(P<0.05). Women were higher than male, 30-39 years old age group was higher than other age, middle grade teachers were higher than junior and senior professional titles. 2.CFS related factors analysis showed that shortdaily sleepping time, drinking, pressure of work were positively related with CFS, always seeking help from others when experiencing troubles, participate in physical exercise was negatively correlated with CFS. 3.After six months of intervention, the lifestyle questionnaire of intervention group lifestyle questionnaire were significantly increased(P < 0.05),except for smoking and safety. By comparing the FS-14 and SF-36 scores of the patients before and after treatment, the scores were significantly improved, there were statistical differences(P<0.05).conclusion:1.The prevalence of teacher’CFS in huangdao district of Qingdao city is significantly different in age, gender, job distribution. 2.Less sleep, often drinking, work pressure are the risk factor of CFS, when in trouble to others for help, take part inphysical exercise are the protection of CFS. 3.Therapeutic lifestyle change can significantly improve symptoms of CFS patients, improving quality of life.