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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015 Fibromyalgia is a common illness characterized by chronic widespread pain, sleep problems (including unrefreshing sleep), physical exhaustion and cognitive difficulties. The definition, pathogenesis and treatment are controversial, and some even contest the existence of this disorder.
Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Winfried Hauser
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Fibromyalgia diagnosis and biased assessment: Sex, prevalence and bias [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 PURPOSE:Multiple clinical and epidemiological studies have provided estimates of fibromyalgia prevalence and sex ratio, but different criteria sets and methodology, as well as bias, have led to widely varying (0.4%->11%) estimates of prevalence and ...
Frederick Wolfe +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 ObjectivesAlthough fibromyalgia criteria have been in effect for decades, little is known about how the fibromyalgia diagnosis is applied and understood by clinicians and patients.
Frederick Wolfe +2 more
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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Fibromyalgia in the 2012 National Health Interview Survey [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Most knowledge of fibromyalgia comes from the clinical setting, where healthcare-seeking behavior and selection issues influence study results. The characteristics of fibromyalgia in the general population have not been studied in detail.We developed and
Frederick Wolfe +2 more
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Unravelling Fibromyalgia in Psoriatic Arthritis [PDF]
Rheumatology and TherapyFibromyalgia is a common condition causing widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and cognitive dysfunction. It frequently coexists with chronic rheumatic diseases, including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), complicating diagnosis and management.
Kate E. Findeisen +2 more
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Distress as a mediator for pain and activities of daily living in older adults with fibromyalgia
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 IntroductionPain, distress, and activities of daily living impact the lives of those with chronic pain. This study investigated distress (depressive symptoms, anxiety) on the relationship between pain (intensity and pain interference) and activities of ...
Caitlin Gower +9 more
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Ukrainian Scientific Medical Youth Journal, 2022 The literature review analyses and systematises currently available information on fibromyalgia etiology and pathogenesis, hypertension classification and causes, and considers possible relationships between cervical fibromyalgia and hypertension ...
Alla Kovaleva +2 more
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Investigating Fibromyalgia in Sarcoidosis Patients
Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease. Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, muscle tenderness, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and depression.
Ersan Atahan +4 more
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Galician Medical Journal, 2023 Aim. To evaluate whether eating behaviors of female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome differ from those of the healthy population, what factors affect these behaviors, and whether eating behaviors are effective on patients’ life quality and functional ...
Alper Mengi
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Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Primary Fibromyalgia and Those with Concomitant Comorbidity-A Taiwanese Population-Based Cohort Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Fibromyalgia has seldom been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of CHD in patients with fibromyalgia.We used a dataset of one million participants, systemically scrambled from the Taiwanese ...
Chia-Hsien Su +6 more
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