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17641895

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
Tender point count (TPC) is central to fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), and with total myalgic score (TMS) is often used to monitor the patient's condition. This study aimed to determine the stability of TPC and TMS over time, and to examine how well these measures reflected patients' perceptions of their condition. Twenty-four patients with FMS completed the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) measuring well-being, at entrance into the study, and 7 and 28 days later. There was no significant change in TPC (P = 0.074), FIQ score (P = 0.291) or VAS (P = 0.079) of well-being with time. However, mean TMS score did change over time (P = 0.021). There was no correlation between total FIQ score and the other measures (all P-values > 0.05). The significant change in TMS over time may reflect the natural fluctuation in the clinical presentation of FMS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0172-8172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1011-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Tender point count and total myalgic score in fibromyalgia: changes over a 28-day period.
pubmed:affiliation
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland. j.mcveigh@ulster.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies