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A six year prospective study of a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia
Abstract
Objectives: To examine the long term prognosis in patients with fibromyalgia (FM).
Methods: Forty five of 70 patients who had participated in a three week trial six years earlier completed again the same questionnaires used previously.
Results: Most symptoms had remained stable. Pain had increased, but some aspects of quality of life had improved over time.
Conclusion: Symptoms of FM persisted over the six years, but patients appeared better able to cope with them.
- fibromyalgia
- outcome
- FM, fibromyalgia
- PGWB, psychological general wellbeing index
- RPS, regional pain score