Effectiveness of patient education as a stand-alone intervention for patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Pernille Hurup DuhnEva Elisabet Ejlersen WaehrensMorten B PedersenSabrina Mai NielsenH LochtHenning BliddalRobin ChristensenKirstine AmrisPublished in: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology (2023)
This review reveals the need for RCTs investigating patient education as a stand-alone intervention for patients with FM, measuring outcomes such as disease acceptance, health-related quality of life, enhancement of patients' knowledge of pain, pain coping skills, and evaluation of prioritized learning outcomes.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- case report
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- systematic review
- newly diagnosed
- depressive symptoms
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- adipose tissue
- spinal cord
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- medical students
- patient reported