A six year prospective study of a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia

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作者
Baumgartner, E [1 ]
Finckh, A [1 ]
Cedraschi, C [1 ]
Vischer, TL [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hosp, Div Rheumatol, Geneva, Switzerland
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10.1136/ard.61.7.644
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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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.
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