Alison Wearden

Alison J. Wearden is a psychologist and professor of Health Psychology at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Professor Wearden, who has a particular interest in chronic fatigue syndrome, did her MSc on cognitive dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome. She is also a former co-editor of the Journal of Health Psychology.

Wearden was the Principal Investigator of the 2006 and 2010 FINE trial (Fatigue Intervention by Nurses Evaluation trial), a study to evaluate the effectiveness of home delivered rehabilitation and supportive listening for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalitis (CFS/ME).

Notable studies

 * 1996, Research on cognitive complaints and cognitive functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): What conclusions can we draw?
 * 1997, The relation of sleep difficulties to fatigue, mood and disability in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Abstract)
 * 1997, Cognitive performance and complaints of cognitive impairment in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
 * 1998, A comparison of salivary cortisol in chronic fatigue syndrome, community depression and healthy controls
 * 1998, Screening instruments for psychiatric morbidity in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 1998, Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment trial of fluoxetine and graded exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 1999, Prediction of peak oxygen uptake in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 1999, The role of depression in pain, psychophysiological syndromes and medically unexplained symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2001, The Family Response Questionnaire: a new scale to assess the responses of family members to people with chronic fatigue syndrome


 * 2006, Fatigue Intervention by Nurses Evaluation – The FINE Trial. A randomised controlled trial of nurse led self-help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: study protocol - (Full text)
 * 2008, Using multiple sources of knowledge to reach clinical understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)


 * 2010, Nurse led, home based self help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial - (Full text)
 * 2010, Making the diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis in primary care: a qualitative study - (Full text)
 * 2011, Factors influencing engagement of patients in a novel intervention for CFS/ME: a qualitative study
 * 2011, Challenges of nurse delivery of psychological interventions for long-term conditions in primary care: a qualitative exploration of the case of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis - (Full text)
 * 2012, Depressive symptoms and pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2012, Developing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: a qualitative study - (Full text)
 * 2013, Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care - (Full text)
 * 2013, Mediators of the effects on fatigue of pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2013, Attributions, distress and behavioural responses in the significant others of people with chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2014, Diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis in black and minority ethnic people: a qualitative study
 * 2014, Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies - (Full text)
 * 2014, Couples' experiences of interacting with outside others in chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study
 * 2014, The impact of significant other expressed emotion on patient outcomes in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2015, Understanding medical students' views of chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study
 * 2015, Therapist Effects and the Impact of Early Therapeutic Alliance on Symptomatic Outcome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2015, Patient Outcomes in Association With Significant Other Responses to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature - (Full text)
 * 2015, Significant other behavioural responses and patient chronic fatigue syndrome symptom fluctuations in the context of daily life: An experience sampling study - (Full text)
 * 2016, Implementing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study - (Full text)
 * 2016, Distress in significant others of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review of the literature
 * 2017, Do evidence based interventions for chronic fatigue syndrome improve sleep? A systematic review and narrative synthesis
 * 2017, Activity Patterns in Response to Symptoms in Patients Being Treated for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Experience Sampling Methodology Study - (Full text)

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