Patients' and professionals' views on managing fibromyalgia   (2 votes) By E. Briones-Vozmediano, et al. • ProHealth.com • March 5, 2013 Tweet previous article next article – Source: Pain Research and Management, January/February 2013 Abstract: BACKGROUND: Managing fibromyalgia is a challenge for both health care systems and the professionals caring for these patients, due, in part, to the fact that the etiology of this disease is unknown, its symptoms are not specific and there is no standardized treatment. OBJECTIVE: The present study examines three aspects of fibromyalgia management, namely diagnostic approach, therapeutic management and the health professional-patient relationship, to explore specific areas of the health care process that professionals and patients may consider unsatisfactory. METHODS:  A qualitative study involving semistructured interviews with 12 fibromyalgia patients and nine health professionals was performed. RESULTS:  The most commonly recurring theme was the dissatisfaction of both patients and professionals with the management process as a whole. Both groups expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in reaching a diagnosis and obtaining effective treatment. Patients reported the need for greater moral support from professionals, whereas the latter often felt frustrated and of little help to patients. Patients and professionals agreed on one point: the uncertainty surrounding the management of fibromyalgia and, especially, its etiology. CONCLUSION: The present study contributes to a better understanding regarding why current management of fibromyalgia is neither effective nor satisfactory. It also provides insight into how health professionals can support fibromyalgia patients to achieve beneficial results. Health care services should offer greater support for these patients in the form of specific resources such as fibromyalgia clinics and health professionals with increased awareness of the disease. Source: Pain Research and Management, January/February 2013. E. Briones-Vozmediano, C. Vives-Cases, E. Ronda-Pérez, D. Gil-González.

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