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Annunziata Capacci

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Sociodemographic factors in fibromyalgia: results from the Italian Fibromyalgia Registry

2022

ObjectiveFibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome of unknown aetiopathogenesis. Its development and maintenance are related to the interplay of biological, psychological, and contextual factors. Among the contextual factors, sociodemographic aspects are poorly elucidated. This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between sociodemographic/ clinical factors and symptom severity measures using a web-based registry of patients with FM.MethodsAdult patients with an ACR 2010/2011 diagnosis of FM underwent a clinical evaluation and were asked to complete questionnaires covering their sociodemographic data (gender, age, marital status, educational level), and disease-specif…

AdultMalesociodemographic factorsImmunologyReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexRheumatologysociodemographic factors.Surveys and QuestionnairesQuality of LifegenderImmunology and AllergyHumansFemalefibromyalgiaRegistriesChronic Painadult; female; humans; male; quality of life; registries; reproducibility of results; severity of illness index; sociodemographic factors; surveys and questionnaires; chronic pain; fibromyalgia
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Fibromyalgia severity according to age categories: results of a cross-sectional study from a large national database

2021

ObjectiveThe role of age in influencing the severity of fibromyalgia (FM) is still controversial. The aim of this study is to define the contribution of age in the severity of FM from data from a large national database.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included adult patients with FM diagnosed according to the 2010/2011 American College of Rheumatology criteria. Disease severity was assessed with the revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) and the modified Fibromyalgia Assessment Status (FAS 2019mod). Patients were grouped into five age categories (between 18-40 years, between 41- 50 years, between 51-60 years, between 61-70 years, and =71 years). Differences in disease severity b…

AdultMaleSettore MED/16 - REUMATOLOGIAAdolescentImmunologyReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedFAS 2019mod.Severity of Illness IndexYoung AdultCross-Sectional StudiesRheumatologyagenational databaseSurveys and QuestionnairesQuality of LifeImmunology and AllergyHumansdisease severityFemalefibromyalgiaFIQR
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