Evaluation of multimodal treatment program for fibromyalgia.
A quasi-experimental design was used to assess a multimodal pain treatment program for female patients with fibromyalgia to ascertain immediate and long-term effects. Laboratory and self-report pain measures together with psychological measures were obtained from patients who were tested up to 6 months after treatment. Comparison data were also obtained from fibromyalgia patients who failed to qualify for the treatment program because of insurance coverage. Immediate and long-term treatment effects were evident with the psychological measures and the subjective pain measures but not with the laboratory pain measures. Participants who attended the month-long multimodal program achieved significant and positive changes on most of the outcome measures. However, relapse prevention must be addressed.
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University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009657:North Carolina; D018710:Pain Clinics; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results