Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Prevalence of survey-based criteria for fibromyalgia and impact on hospital burden: a 7 year follow-up study from an outpatient clinic
Authors' conclusion
Fulfilment of FM survey criteria among newly referred patients to a rheumatic outpatient clinic is frequent. Our study findings show that FM continues to present a challenge for healthcare professionals as well as for patients.
Study context
- Population
- Newly referred patients to a rheumatic outpatient clinic, screened during a 6 month period in 2013248 (83%) completed questionnaire
- Participants
- 300 participants
- Exposure
- Survey-based fibromyalgia (FM) cases vs non-FM cases
- FMn = 90
- Outcome
- Prevalence of survey-based criteria for FM
- Follow-up
- Enrolment
Methodological details7 year follow-up, single outpatient clinic
- 7 year follow-up
- Single outpatient clinic
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
FM
36%
90
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Women · baseline
Public economic support · baseline
Invasive procedures · 7 year follow-up · crude analyses
Specialist consultations (neurologists; gastroenterologists; endocrinologists; pain specialists; psychiatrists; abdominal surgeons) · 7 year follow-up · crude analyses
Neurologists
Gastroenterologists
Endocrinologists
Pain specialists
Psychiatrists
Abdominal surgeons
Number of medications · baseline
Median
| Outcome | FM | Non-FM |
|---|---|---|
| Number of hospital courses · 7 year follow-upCrude analyses | 10 | 8 |
Original publication
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