Caroline P Schaefer, Edgar H Adams, Margarita Udall, Elizabeth T Masters, Rachael M Mann, Shoshana R Daniel, Heather J McElroy, Joseph C Cappelleri, Andrew G Clair, Markay Hopps, Roland Staud, Philip Mease, Stuart L Silverman
BACKGROUND: Longitudinal research on outcomes of patients with fibromyalgia is limited. OBJECTIVE: To assess clinician and patient-reported outcomes over time among fibromyalgia patients. METHODS: At enrollment (Baseline) and follow-up (approximately 2 years later), consented patients were screened for chronic widespread pain (CWP), attended a physician site visit to determine fibromyalgia status, and completed an online questionnaire assessing pain, sleep, function, health status, productivity, medications, and healthcare resource use...
2016: Open Rheumatology Journal