Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread and
persistent musculoskeletal pain and other frequent symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia …

Abstract The World Health Organization regards chronic pain to be a public health concern.
In clinical medicine, fibromyalgia (FM) is the most prevalent chronic widespread pain …

Objective There is a large body of research exploring what it means for a person to live with
chronic pain. However, existing research does not help us understand what it means to …

Objectives: To develop a thematic framework for the range of consequences arising from a
diagnostic label from an individual, family/caregiver, healthcare professional, and …

Background Urinary incontinence (UI) is highly prevalent and affects the lives of many men
and women. We aimed to conduct a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) to explore the …

Fibromyalgia is a common and complex long-term pain condition. Despite advancements in
our understanding and treatment of fibromyalgia, patients report patchy health care …

Introduction Many female pain sufferers with medically unexplained pain are at risk of being
stigmatized in our Western society. Fibromyalgia is offered as the exemplar condition. Aim …

Abstract Background The UK's “Getting It Right First Time” programme recommends that
management of people with fibromyalgia should centre on primary care. However, it remains …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes joint inflammation.
It affects around 400,000 people in the UK and 1 million adults in the USA. Given the …

Fibromyalgia (FM) diagnosis follows the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria,
based on clinical evaluation and written questionnaires without any objective diagnostic …