Relationship satisfaction, communication self-efficacy, and chronic fatigue syndrome-related fatigue

Relationship dissatisfaction has been linked with worse health outcomes in many patient populations, though the mechanism(s) underlying this effect are unclear. Among patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and their partners, there is evidence for a bi-directional association between poorer relationship satisfaction and the severity of CFS-related fatigue. Here, we hypothesized that relationship dissatisfaction negatively impacts fatigue...