Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Overview
This randomized controlled trial compares the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, aerobic exercise, and their combination against usual care for Gulf War veterans with multisymptom illnesses. The study evaluates improvements in physical functioning and reductions in pain, fatigue, and cognitive symptoms over a 12-month period among participants from VA and DOD medical centers.
- ID
365df19677ae4f7f- Source org
- OpenAlex
- Author
- Sam T. Donta (Boston Medical Center), Daniel J. Clauw, Charles C. Engel (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), Peter Guarino, Peter Peduzzi, David A. Williams, James S. Skinner (Indiana University Bloomington), André Barkhuizen (Oregon Health & Science University), Thomas Taylor, Lewis E. Kazis, Stephanie Sogg, Stephen C. Hunt (VA Puget Sound Health Care System), Cynthia M. Dougherty (VA Puget Sound Health Care System), Ralph D. Richardson (VA Puget Sound Health Care System), Charles F. Kunkel, William Rodriguez, Edwin Alicea, Philippe Chiliade (Murphy Oil Corporation (United States)), Margaret A. K. Ryan (Naval Medical Center San Diego), Gregory C. Gray (Naval Medical Center San Diego), Larry I. Lutwick, Dorothy Norwood, Samantha Smith (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), Michael P. Everson (Birmingham VA Medical Center), Warren Blackburn (Birmingham VA Medical Center)
- Published
- 2003-03-19
- OA status
- green
- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.289.11.1396
- PMID
- Not recorded
- PMCID
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- Citations
- 163
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@article{allodium:365df19677ae4f7f,
title = {Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses},
author = {Sam T. Donta and Daniel J. Clauw and Charles C. Engel and Peter Guarino and Peter Peduzzi and David A. Williams and James S. Skinner and André Barkhuizen and Thomas Taylor and Lewis E. Kazis and Stephanie Sogg and Stephen C. Hunt and Cynthia M. Dougherty and Ralph D. Richardson and Charles F. Kunkel and William Rodriguez and Edwin Alicea and Philippe Chiliade and Margaret A. K. Ryan and Gregory C. Gray and Larry I. Lutwick and Dorothy Norwood and Samantha Smith and Michael P. Everson and Warren Blackburn},
year = {2003},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1001/jama.289.11.1396},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.11.1396}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses AU - Donta, Sam T. AU - Clauw, Daniel J. AU - Engel, Charles C. AU - Guarino, Peter AU - Peduzzi, Peter AU - Williams, David A. AU - Skinner, James S. AU - Barkhuizen, André AU - Taylor, Thomas AU - Kazis, Lewis E. AU - Sogg, Stephanie AU - Hunt, Stephen C. AU - Dougherty, Cynthia M. AU - Richardson, Ralph D. AU - Kunkel, Charles F. AU - Rodriguez, William AU - Alicea, Edwin AU - Chiliade, Philippe AU - Ryan, Margaret A. K. AU - Gray, Gregory C. AU - Lutwick, Larry I. AU - Norwood, Dorothy AU - Smith, Samantha AU - Everson, Michael P. AU - Blackburn, Warren PY - 2003 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1001/jama.289.11.1396 UR - https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.11.1396 ER -
APA
Donta, S. T., Clauw, D. J., Engel, C. C., Guarino, P., Peduzzi, P., Williams, D. A., Skinner, J. S., Barkhuizen, A., Taylor, T., Kazis, L. E., Sogg, S., Hunt, S. C., Dougherty, C. M., Richardson, R. D., Kunkel, C. F., Rodriguez, W., Alicea, E., Chiliade, P., Ryan, M. A. K., Gray, G. C., Lutwick, L. I., Norwood, D., Smith, S., Everson, M. P., & Blackburn, W. (2003). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.11.1396
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