title: Effects of a one week multidisciplinary inpatient self-management programme for patients with fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self-management programmes (SMP) are recommended for patients with fibromyalgia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of a one week multidisciplinary inpatient self-management programme on psychological distress, skills as a consumer of health services, self-efficacy, and functional and symptomatic consequences of fibromyalgia (FM).
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomised controlled two-armed, assessor-blinded trial with three-week follow-up to evaluate SMP. Primary outcomes were the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-20) and the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17), while secondary outcomes included the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and Self-efficacy scales for pain, function and symptoms (ASES).
  
  
  RESULTS
  150 patients with FM were randomised to one week one SMP (n = 75) or to a waiting list control group (n = 75). Of these, 58 participants in the treatment group and 60 in the control group completed the study. At three weeks' follow up there was a significant difference in EC-17 (0-100) in favour of the treatment group (mean difference 4.26, 95 CI 0.8 to 7.7, p = 0.02). There were no differences between the groups for any of the other outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that in patients with FM the SMP had no effect on psychological distress, functional and symptomatic consequences and self-efficacy, except for a small short-term effect on skills and behaviour that are important for managing and participating in health care (EC-17). Clinical Trials.gov Id: NCT01035125.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Clinical Trials.gov Id: NCT01035125.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway. bente.hamnes@revmatismesykehuset.no
authors.forename: Bente
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamnes
authors.forename: Petter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mowinckel
authors.forename: Ingvild
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kjeken
authors.forename: Kåre B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009664:Norway; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome