Clinical Characterization of Juvenile Fibromyalgia in a Multi-Center Cohort of Adolescents Enrolled in the FIT Teens Trial.
Anne M Lynch-JordanMark A ConnellyJessica W GuiteChristopher KingAlana Goldstein-LeeverDeirdre E LoganSarah M NelsonJennifer N StinsonTracy V TingEmily O WakefieldAmy E WilliamsSara E WilliamsSusmita Kashikar-Zucknull nullS ArdoinL ChamberlinK GoldschneiderC HoffartR IttenbachM LoJ PeughM PfeifferJ TaylorW ZempskyPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2022)
JFM is characterized by chronic widespread pain with fatigue, nonrestorative sleep, and other somatic symptoms. However, how diffusely pain is distributed appears less important to clinical outcomes and impairment than other somatic and psychological factors highlighting the need for a broader approach to the assessment and treatment of JFM.