OBJECTIVES: To examine the long term prognosis in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS: Forty five of 70 patients who had participated in a three week trial six years earlier completed again the same questionnaires used previously. RESULTS: Most symptoms had remained stable. Pain had increased, but some aspects of quality of life had improved over time. CONCLUSION: Symptoms of FM persisted over the six years, but patients appeared better able to cope with them.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the long term prognosis in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS: Forty five of 70 patients who had participated in a three week trial six years earlier completed again the same questionnaires used previously. RESULTS: Most symptoms had remained stable. Pain had increased, but some aspects of quality of life had improved over time. CONCLUSION: Symptoms of FM persisted over the six years, but patients appeared better able to cope with them.
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