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Recommendations for Epidemiological Research in ME/CFS from the EUROMENE Epidemiology Working Group

Version 1 : Received: 29 September 2020 / Approved: 30 September 2020 / Online: 30 September 2020 (12:24:58 CEST)

How to cite: Mudie, K.; Estévez-López, F.; Sekulic, S.; Ivanovs, A.; Sepulveda, N.; Zalewski, P.; Mengshoel, A.M.; De Korwin, J.; Hinic Capo, N.; Alegre-Martin, J.; Castro-Marrero, J.; Murovska, M.; Nacul, L.; Lacerda, E. Recommendations for Epidemiological Research in ME/CFS from the EUROMENE Epidemiology Working Group. Preprints 2020, 2020090744. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0744.v1 Mudie, K.; Estévez-López, F.; Sekulic, S.; Ivanovs, A.; Sepulveda, N.; Zalewski, P.; Mengshoel, A.M.; De Korwin, J.; Hinic Capo, N.; Alegre-Martin, J.; Castro-Marrero, J.; Murovska, M.; Nacul, L.; Lacerda, E. Recommendations for Epidemiological Research in ME/CFS from the EUROMENE Epidemiology Working Group. Preprints 2020, 2020090744. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0744.v1

Abstract

The European Network on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (EUROMENE) was established after a successful grant application to the European Cooperation is Science and Technology (COST). This network aimed to assess the existing knowledge and/or experience on health care delivery for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) in the European countries and worldwide, and to enhance coordinated research and health care provision in this field. The EUROMENE proposal, was based on the establishment of interrelated working groups (WGs), where the participants contributed with specific knowledge and viewpoints according to their specialties and/or areas of interest. In this paper we outline the work of a multidisciplinary team of researchers, including epidemiologists, clinicians, statisticians, biomedical scientist and heath economists, who set out their recommendations to guide data acquisition for ME/CFS research, aiming to standardise data collection and improve epidemiological research.

Keywords

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Data Collection Standardisation, Research Guidelines, Europe

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Neurology

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