Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Effectiveness of patient education as a stand-alone intervention for patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
Pooled result · Patients' global assessmentResult — go to the resultSMD 0.79 95% CI 0.13–1.46Study context
- Population
- Individuals with chronic widespread pain (CWP) and fibromyalgia (FM)5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
- Comparison
- Patient education as a stand-alone intervention vs usual care, no intervention or waiting list
- Outcome
- Patients' global assessment
Methodological detailsSystematic search on 24 November 2021 of PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, ACR, EULAR and WHO ICTRP; 2069 studies identified; 5 RCTs eligible after full-text screening
- Systematic search on 24 November 2021 of PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, ACR, EULAR and WHO ICTRP; 2069 studies identified; 5 RCTs eligible after full-text screening
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
SMD
0.79
95% CI 0.13–1.46
Patient educationvs Usual care, no intervention, or waiting list
SMD 0.79 (95% CI 0.13–1.46)
Further pooled results
Functioning, level of pain, emotional distress (anxiety and depression), pain cognition
- No differences found vs usual care, no intervention, or waiting list
Original publication
Effectiveness of patient education as a stand-alone intervention for patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 10 May 2023. doi:10.
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