ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Impact of a Peer Social Support Network from the Perspective of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07715877 (Connectedness Via Social Media in Fibromyalgia Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Connectedness Via Social Media in Fibromyalgia Patients
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Has anything changed for Fibromyalgia? Focus groups with patients on their lived experiences in England.PloS one · 2026Article
- Invisible Pain, Visible Inequalities: Gender, Social Agency, and the Health of Women with Fibromyalgia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Group-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2025Review
- Journey of Hope for Patients with Fibromyalgia: From Diagnosis to Self-Management-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Therapy Propels the Fibromyalgia Patient into the Recomposition Phase: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- The Fibromyalgia Decomposition Phenomenon: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Social support in low-income women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome from a sub-urban and peri-urban areas of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain): a mixed method study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Article
- Revealing the Role of Social Support on Cognitive Deficits in Fibromyalgia Syndrome.Behavioural neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFibromyalgia is a chronic and complex disease whose management by patients requires a high level of commitment. Patient empowerment therefore represents an important milestone in chronic disease treatment and control. We explored the impact of a peer social support network from the perspective of women with fibromyalgia.
methodsA generic qualitative design was proposed for the study, for which women who had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia were purposefully selected. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the collected data were thematically analysed.
resultsThree key themes emerged regarding the peer social support network: (1) empowerment (facilitating acceptance of the diagnosis and acting as a source of information); (2) effects on well-being and quality of life (attenuated the stigma, improved physical well-being, provided emotional support and was a socialization medium); and (3), valuable aspects (transmitted feelings of being understood and listened to and increased personal feelings of satisfaction).
conclusionsA peer social support network for women with fibromyalgia exerts positive effects on their physical, mental, and social well-being and empowers them to better manage their disease. Healthcare for women with fibromyalgia should include strategies that connect them through peer social support networks.
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