fibromyalgia fibromyalgia syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
The experimental condition consists of group support (2 meetings) guided by a
specialised rheumatology nurse in combination with instruction about and use of
guided imagery techniques. Participants
Sponsors
NIVEL
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - suffering from fibromyalgia for less than 3 years - being able to come to the 2 group meetings in Utrecht - being able to participate in 2 group meetings of about 1,5 hour each - no severe hearing disabilities - speaking Dutch
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - already using guided imagery techniques - having a comorbid psychiatric disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes of the study are pain, self efficacy and functional status. The measurement instruments to assess these outcomes are largely overlapping with the instruments used in the afore mentioned studies of Fors et al. (2002) and Menzies et al. (2006). To assess pain a Visual Analogue Scale will be used, on which patients have to rate their pain at a scale from 0 to 10. This pain-VAS has to be rated daily in a pain diary during 4 subsequent weeks (between group meeting 1 and 2) and at the three measurement moments. In addition, for assessing pain the McGill Pain Questionnaire (dutch version-MPQ-DLV). This is a broadly-used, valid and reliable pain instrument consisting of 17 items on the nature of the pain complaints. For measuring self efficacy at the three measurement points the Dutch version of the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) will be used. This scale has three subscales: (1) self-efficacy regarding pain management, (2) self-efficacy regarding other symptoms, (3) self-efficacy regarding functioning. This instrument will be adapted in the sense that the word arthritis will be replaced by fibromyalgia. To assess the functional status the Dutch version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Scale will be used, consisting of 19 items about physical functioning in the last week. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed