Psychological aspects of fibromyalgia: Research vs. clinician impressions
In: Journal of psychosomatic research, Jg. 56 (2004), Heft 2, S. 185-188
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Objective: This study was designed to compare the psychological features of patients with fibromyalgia, as described in the research literature, with physicians' clinical impressions. Method: Using a survey method, physicians (n=44) and physicians-in-training (n=54) were polled regarding their clinical impressions of 18 psychological features, culled from the research literature, which are attributed to fibromyalgia patients. Results: Over 90% of respondents reported that fatigue, muscle tension, pain proneness, depression and anxiety were clinically associated with fibromyalgia patients frequently or very frequently. The majority of respondents (52%) endorsed 10 of 18 items as occurring frequently or very frequently. Conclusions: Physicians and physicians-in-training appear to observe in fibromyalgia patients over half of the psychological features identified in the research literature. For the remainder of items, we discuss possible explanations for the disparity.
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Psychological aspects of fibromyalgia: Research vs. clinician impressions
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | SANSONE, Randy A ; LEVENGOOD, Julie V ; SELLBOM, Martin |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of psychosomatic research, Jg. 56 (2004), Heft 2, S. 185-188 |
Veröffentlichung: | Amsterdam; New York, NY: Elsevier, 2004 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print, 15 ref |
ISSN: | 0022-3999 (print) |
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