Patient Version of Guideline for Fibromyalgia (2025 Edition).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop an evidence-based patient version of guideline (PVG) for fibromyalgia, aiming to improve patients' understanding of disease symptoms and therapeutic options and to enhance their self-management abilities.

Methods

Following the World Health Organization Handbook for Guideline Development (2014), a multidisciplinary working group was established, including patient representatives, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and methodologists. The process comprised (a) systematic retrieval of clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus statements to establish the evidence base; (b) integration of large language models (LLMs) with expert review to identify and refine key patient-centered concerns; (c) a three-round Delphi consensus guided by the Grading of Recom

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750489 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature