FMS diagnosis was based on the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2010 Classification Criteria. Participants' age, height, weight, level of education and occupations were recorded. The participants were given a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions. The answers were given as true or false....
fibromyalgia syndrome (FMSAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR) and fibromyalgia syndrome as chronic widespread pain (CWPEuropean League Against Rheumatism, ... B Vuylsteke,A Das,G Dallabetta,... - 《Clinical Pediatrics》 被引量: 47发表: 2009年 WHY I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND COMPLEMENTARY OR ALTERNAT...
In 1999, the ACR published the classification criteria for fibromyalgia syndrome which have been used widely used in therapeuticclinical trials. These criteria had a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 81% in a patient population (Table e16.1). Subsequently, the ACR published in 2010 further...
(4) The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has compiled the criteria for diagnosing FM. (5) However, failure to meet these criteria does not rule out a diagnosis of FM, as the number of tender points may change over time. (6,7) The clinical presentation of FM is heterogeneous and ...
Featured ACR 2014 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2013 EULAR 2013Editor's Picks Related News Meeting News Coverage Higher patient-reported disease activity may indicate higher DAS28-CRP in patients with RA In the Journals Overuse of ...
Patient Perspectives on the Impact of Fibromyalgia The objective of this study was to elicit and assess important symptom domains and the impact of fibromyalgia on patients' quality of life and functioning ... LM Arnold,LJ Crofford,PJ Mease,... - 《Patient Education & Counseling》 被引量: 690...
(ACR) announced classification criteria for fibromyalgia in 1990, to distinguish it from other rheumatic conditions (3). We have previously argued that these criteria were developed out of circular reasoning, with the result that fibromyalgia has become a proposition so broad that it includes all ...
(FIQ-R) addresses all of these core domains, as well as FM impact and several other symptoms (Figure 52-2).55TheACR2010 criteria modified for epidemiologic studies provide another measure of FM severity; it is called the FM Symptom Scale and combines the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and ...
The research included 108 people who met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) requirements for fibromyalgia syndrome and 30 people who met the ACR criteria for a different rheumatic condition. Trapezius muscle pressure was assessed and participants had dolorimetry testing, digital palpation, and ...
Research exploration utilizing the ACR criteria has not found solid empirical evidence to link the finding of multiple tender points to a specific pathological process. These points may be present as a concomitant finding with psychological disease states but they have not lead to further etiological ...