Representations of symptom history in women with fibromyalgia vs chronic low back pain: a qualitative study

Cedraschi, Christine; Luthy, Christophe; Girard, Elodie Laure; Piguet, Valérie; Desmeules, Jules Alexandre; Allaz, Anne-Françoise

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01501.x

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Representations of symptom history in women with fibromyalgia vs chronic low back pain: a qualitative study

ContributorsCedraschi, Christine; Luthy, Christophe; Girard, Elodie Laure; Piguet, Valérie; Desmeules, Jules Alexandre; Allaz, Anne-Françoise

Published inPain medicine, vol. 13, no. 12, p. 1562-1570

Publication date2012

Abstract

To compare fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) patients' narratives about symptom onset. This investigation aimed to better understand how patients with FM relate to their pain problem and the physicians in charge of making the diagnosis.

Keywords

Fibromyalgia
Illness Representations
Low Back Pain
Qualitative Methodology

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Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 4053-104645

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CEDRASCHI, Christine et al. Representations of symptom history in women with fibromyalgia vs chronic low back pain: a qualitative study. In: Pain medicine, 2012, vol. 13, n° 12, p. 1562–1570. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01501.x

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PID : unige:27153
DOI : 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01501.x
PMID : 23253174

ISSN of the journal1526-2375

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Representations of symptom history in women with fibromyalgia vs chronic low back pain: a qualitative study

To compare fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) patients' narratives about symptom onset. This investigation aimed to better understand how patients with FM relate to their pain problem and the physicians in charge of making the diagnosis.

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