Experiences of patients with fibromyalgia at a Finnish Health Centre: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fibromyalgia is a functional syndrome. Despite recent findings, there is still considerable uncertainty about its diagnostic process.

Objectives

This study aimed to explore patients' experiences with fibromyalgia during the diagnostic process in primary health care. Moreover, we tried to determine how diagnostic consultation could be improved.

Methods

This study is based on data from patients with fibromyalgia in a primary health care study conducted in Nokia, Finland. Patients with fibromyalgia were identified from electronic medical records. Focus-group participants with fibromyalgia diagnoses were selected using a purposive sampling method to gather a maximum variation sample. Qualitative thematic analysis was used for the coded data from four focus-grou

SUBMITTER: Varinen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225685 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature