ArticleJournal of health psychology2026
"Fibromyalgia, a life companion that you don't want to have": A qualitative study on the impact of receiving a diagnostic label of Fibromyalgia from a patient perspective.
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- Patients' experience with medical communication about medically unexplained symptoms.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and incidence of fibromyalgia and associated severity in the United States using MarketScan.Pain reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Fibromyalgia is a prevalent condition with significant impacts for patients. This qualitative study aims to explore how patients experience receiving a fibromyalgia diagnostic label. We performed semi-structured interviews with 13 fibromyalgia patients (11 women, 2 men), from six European countries, recruited online through patient organizations. Most of the participants were female and over 40 years old. Interviews were coded and analysed by two independent researchers. Three themes were identified related to receiving the fibromyalgia label: (1)
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