title: Impact of interdisciplinary treatment on physical and psychosocial parameters in patients with fibromyalgia: results of a randomised trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Fibromyalgia (FM) is a persistent disorder that can have a devastating effect on patients' lives. The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of an interdisciplinary treatment for FM on patients' physical and psychosocial parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomised controlled clinical trial carried out among 153 patients. The control group (CG) received standard pharmacological therapy. The experimental group (EG) received an interdisciplinary treatment. At baseline and 6 months after the intervention, participants completed assessment for impact of FM in the quality of life, anxiety, depression, coping with pain, social support and satisfaction with the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 110 participants completed the trial. Six months after the intervention, statistically significant improvements in quality of life (p = 0.04), pain (p = 0.03), self-assertiveness (p = 0.01), mental self-control (p = 0.05), social support (p = 0.02) and satisfaction (p = 0.0001) were observed in the EG. Randomisation to the EG was identified as a predictor for improvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An interdisciplinary intervention may be appropriate for patients referred to a hospital pain management unit.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padierna
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matellanes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Quintana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome