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Patients' and professionals' views on managing fibromyalgia.
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- Multi-disciplinary community-based group intervention for fibromyalgia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Rheumatology international · 2023Trial
- The influence of a biopsychosocial educational internet-based intervention on pain, dysfunction, quality of life, and pain cognition in chronic low back pain patients in primary care: a mixed methods approach.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2015Trial
- "This is how we should work" - healthcare professionals' past uncertainty and present confidence in management of fibromyalgia.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Conceptualisation of Empathy in Interactions Between Healthcare Professionals and People With Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Impact of fibromyalgia syndrome diagnosis and treatment experiences on health information-seeking behaviour: A cross-sectional online survey.British journal of pain · 2026Article
- Has anything changed for Fibromyalgia? Focus groups with patients on their lived experiences in England.PloS one · 2026Article
- Knowledge, perception and attitude toward fibromyalgia among physical therapists in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- [Etiological factors in chronic widespread pain and/or fibromyalgia syndrome: subjective perspectives of patients, general practitioners and psychotherapists : A pilot study].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- The N-of-1 Trials and where to use them in Rheumatology.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2025Review
- [Effects of a multimodal inpatient treatment for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome at the Rhineland-Palatinate Acute Rheumatology Center].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2025Article
- Mapping the Social Organisation of Neglect in the Case of Fibromyalgia: Using Smith's Sociology for People to Inform a Systems-Focused Literature Review.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Review
- Insights into diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia among Moroccan rheumatologists: a cross sectional online survey.Reumatologia · 2025Article
- Fibromyalgia pain management effectiveness from the patient perspective: a qualitative evidence synthesis.Disability and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Whole-Body Cryostimulation: An Effective Complementary Treatment in Fibromyalgia? A Follow Up Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Early Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Combined with Chemometrics.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Exploring Factors Associated with Prescribers' Comfort Levels in Analgesic Prescribing in Quebec.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Usefulness of a Multicomponent Group Intervention Program for Fibromyalgia Patients in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of Health Professionals.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- "What will the doctor give me, the same painkiller?": a qualitative study exploring health-care seeking and symptoms self-management among patients for the treatment of long-term chikungunya disease, in Curaçao.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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- Sexuality in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundManaging fibromyalgia is a challenge for both health care systems and the professionals caring for these patients, due, in part, to the fact that the etiology of this disease is unknown, its symptoms are not specific and there is no standardized treatment.
objectiveThe present study examines three aspects of fibromyalgia management, namely diagnostic approach, therapeutic management and the health professional-patient relationship, to explore specific areas of the health care process that professionals and patients may consider unsatisfactory.
methodsA qualitative study involving semistructured interviews with 12 fibromyalgia patients and nine health professionals was performed.
resultsThe most commonly recurring theme was the dissatisfaction of both patients and professionals with the management process as a whole. Both groups expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in reaching a diagnosis and obtaining effective treatment. Patients reported the need for greater moral support from professionals, whereas the latter often felt frustrated and of little help to patients. Patients and professionals agreed on one point: the uncertainty surrounding the management of fibromyalgia and, especially, its etiology.
conclusionThe present study contributes to a better understanding regarding why current management of fibromyalgia is neither effective nor satisfactory. It also provides insight into how health professionals can support fibromyalgia patients to achieve beneficial results. Health care services should offer greater support for these patients in the form of specific resources such as fibromyalgia clinics and health professionals with increased awareness of the disease.
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