Characteristics of elderly patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot retrospective study

Pautex, Sophie Marie; Cedraschi, Christine; Allaz, Anne-Françoise

doi:10.3275/8474

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Characteristics of elderly patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot retrospective study

ContributorsPautex, Sophie Marie; Cedraschi, Christine; Allaz, Anne-Françoise

Published inAging Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 24, no. 5, p. 490-494

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Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

Publication date2012

Abstract

Very little informations are available about the characteristics of fibromyalgia (FM) in older patients. The objective of the study was to know better what are some of their specificities in order to tailor the management of elderly patients with FM.

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Comorbidity
Depression/complications
Female
Fibromyalgia/physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Homes
Pain
Pain Measurement
Pilot Projects
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies

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PAUTEX, Sophie Marie, CEDRASCHI, Christine, ALLAZ, Anne-Françoise. Characteristics of elderly patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot retrospective study. In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2012, vol. 24, n° 5, p. 490–494. doi: 10.3275/8474

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PID : unige:31729
DOI : 10.3275/8474
PMID : 22732355

ISSN of the journal1594-0667

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Characteristics of elderly patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot retrospective study

Very little informations are available about the characteristics of fibromyalgia (FM) in older patients. The objective of the study was to know better what are some of their specificities in order to tailor the management of elderly patients with FM.

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