https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/10/110 Development of an ME/CFS Online Screener by Paul Cathey and Leonard A. Jason Center for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. COVID 2024, 4(10), 1585-1598; https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4100110 Submission received: 28 August 2024 / Revised: 17 September 2024 / Accepted: 27 September 2024 / Published: 29 September 2024 Abstract Several websites have offered patients opportunities to find out whether they meet the case definitions for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The current study describes a new online screener that can be completed by individuals who might like to determine if they meet the current ME/CFS criteria. The website is available for anyone to use, and the feedback is more comprehensive than other site, particularly in providing data on how the participants’ data compares with a large ME/CFS patient population, as well as whether the current ME and ME/CFS case definitions are met. Keywords: myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; screener; case definitions
I wondered what an online screener was it doesn’t give any indication what the severity levels represent
Mainly about turning DSQ questionnaires into an online diagnostic screening tool. There's a link to it but I haven't tested it. The screenshots in the paper suggest all the issues with the DSQs discussed elsewhere have been transferred to the app. No surprises there What did surprise me was that are so many other online screeners out there already. There are links to them in table 1 if anyone has the energy and interest to try them
