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Health inequities and societal costs for patients with fibromyalgia and their spouses: a Danish cohort study.
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- Perspectives on Group-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2026Article
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia - overlap, differences, and emerging insights.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
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- Effects of Aquatic Physiotherapy on Pain and Sleep Quality in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Pre-Post Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Determinants of adherence and safety in fully autonomous home-based transcranial direct current stimulation for fibromyalgia.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Potential of Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Modulate Fibromyalgia's Network Physiology: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Characterisation of the Oral Microbiome in Women With Fibromyalgia: An Observational Case-Control Study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Observational
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- Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation on Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Morphofunctional Alterations of the Foot and Its Functionality in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Social costs associated with fibromyalgia in Spain.Health economics review · 2024Article
- Effects of Mental Disorders on Fibromyalgia Mediated by Insomnia: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Disrupted Sensorimotor Network Integration in Women With Fibromyalgia Revealed by Resting-State Functional MRI.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of NeuroimagingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the burden of illness of people with fibromyalgia (FM) and their spouses compared with selected match populations in Denmark.
methodsPopulation-based, cohort case-control study using data from Danish registries from 1994 to 2021. Individuals with an FM diagnosis were identified from the National Patient Register (2008-2019) and randomly matched to a 1:4 general population comparator. Spouses or persons co-living with subjects with FM at the time of diagnosis were compared with matched comparator spouses. Healthcare and societal costs, socioeconomic status and occurrence of comorbidities were evaluated for subjects with FM, spouses and controls.
results9712 subjects with FM (94.9% females, mean age 50 years) and 5946 spouses were included. At year of diagnosis, subjects with FM had significantly more comorbidities compared with controls, including significantly more comorbid rheumatic disorders. The highest risk at the time of FM diagnosis was a comorbid diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (OR 7.0, 95% CI 4.9 to 10.0). Significantly more comorbidities were also observed in spouses. Subjects with FM and spouses had higher healthcare and public transfer costs and lower income from employment at all timepoints. Loss of income from employment in subjects with FM occurred years before establishment of the FM diagnosis. The employment rate after diagnosis was 22%. 10 years after the FM diagnosis, 50% received disability pension as compared with 11% of matched controls. The observed net average increased societal cost for subjects with FM amounted to €27 193 per patient-year after diagnosis.
conclusionFM has major health and socioeconomic consequences for patients, their partners and society and call for improved healthcare strategies matching patients' needs.
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