title: Unique clinical and psychological correlates of fibromyalgia tender points and joint tenderness in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the relationship of fibromyalgia (FM) tender points to other manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-seven RA patients completed questionnaires at study entry and described symptoms, emotionally significant events, and mood every evening for 75 days. Joint and tender point examinations were conducted every 2 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Controlling for joint tenderness, the tender point count correlated with the degree of daily stress. Depression was not significantly related when daily stress was controlled for.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that FM tender point counts correlate uniquely with RA patients' reports of daily stress.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington 06030.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urrows
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Affleck
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tennen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*