Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Prospective Epidemiological Observations on the Course of the Disease in Fibromyalgia Patients | Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine BioMed Central Brief report Open Access Prospective Epidemiological Observations on the Course of the Disease in Fibromyalgia Patients Vera Noller1 and Haiko Sprott 2 Address Department of Internal Medicine IV Friedrich Schiller University Jena Germany and 2Department of Rheumatology and Institute of Physical Medicine University Hospital Zurich Switzerland Email Vera Noller - Haiko Sprott - Corresponding author Published 23 August 2003 Received 15 May 2003 Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2003 2 4 This article is available from http content 2 1 4 Accepted 23 August 2003 2003 Noller and Sprott licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Objectives The aim of the study was to carry out a survey in patients with fibromyalgia FM to examine their general health status and work incapacity disability-pension status and their views on the effectiveness of therapy received over a two-year observation period. Methods 48 patients diagnosed with FM according to the American College of Rheumatology ACR criteria took part in the study. At baseline and on average two years later the patients underwent clinical investigation dolorimetry laboratory diagnostics medical history taking and completed the Fibromyalgia questionnaire Dettmer and Chrostek 1 . Results 27 48 56 patients participated in the two-year follow-up. In general the patients showed no improvement in their symptoms over the observation period regardless of the type of therapy they had received. General satisfaction with quality of life improved as did satisfaction regarding health status and the family situation although the degree of pain experienced remain unchanged. In comparison with the initial examination there was no
