The effectiveness of an integrated counseling program in reducing some symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome among female university students

Emam, Sally; Ahmed Abdul Khaleq, Shadia; Saad Mohammad, Ahmed

doi:10.21608/jsre.2021.141225

The effectiveness of an integrated counseling program in reducing some symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome among female university students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ ain shams university- faculty of women- psychology department

² Professor of Psychology - Girls College - Ain Shams University

³ Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry - Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University

10.21608/jsre.2021.141225

Abstract

Abstract
The aim of this research is to identify the effect of integrative counseling in reducing some symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome among university students.
The study sample consisted of (five) female students in the fourth year, Department of Psychology, College of Girls, Ain Shams University, and the researcher designed the following tools:
Chronic Fatigue Measurement Comprising Battery
The Physiological Complaints Scale for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the psychological stress scale for university students,A scale for sleep disorders for university students, and a scale for nutritional behavior for university students.
In addition to an integrated program to reduce some symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome among university students, and the research reached many results, the most important of which are:

A decrease in the physiological complaints of chronic fatigue syndrome, feelings of stress, and sleep disturbances, as well as improved nutritional behavior among university students.
Continuing improvement immediately after the end of the program, and then after the follow-up period (approximately two months) from the end of the program, that is, in the two post and tracer measures on the measures used.

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Main Subjects

Educational psychology

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