Epidemiology of fibromyalgia

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 362-368

  Neumann, Lily ^a   Buskila, Dan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIBROMYALGIA; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOMENOLOGY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VIRUS INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0642274205     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-003-0035-z     Document Type: Review

References (70)

1. Brattberb G, Thorslund M, Wikman A: The prevalence of pain in a general population: the results of a postal survey in a county of Sweden. Pain 1989, 37:215-222.
2. Lee P, Helewa A, Smythe HA, et al.: Epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders (complaints) and related disability in Canada. J Rheumatol 1985, 12:1169-1173.
3. Anderson HI, Ejlertsson G, Leden I, Rosenberg C: Chronic pain in a geographically defined general population: studies of differences in age, gender social class, and pain localization. Clin J Pain 1993, 9:174-182.
4. Wolfe F, Smythe HA, Yunus MB, et al.: The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia: report of the multicenter criteria committee. Arthritis Rheum 1990, 33:160-172.
5. Wolfe F, Ross K, Anderson J, Russell IJ: Aspects of fibromyalgia in the general population: sex, pain threshold, and fibromyalgia symptoms. J Rheumatol 1995, 22:151-156.
6. Croft P, Rigby AS, Boswell R, et al.: The prevalence of chronic widespread pain in the general population. J Rheumatol 1993, 20:710-713.
7. Macfarlane GJ, Morris S, Hunt IJ, et al.: Chronic widespread pain in the community: the influence of psychological symptoms and mental disorder on healthcare seeking behavior. J Rheumatol 1999, 26:413-419.
8. White P, Harth M, Speechley M, Ostbye T: The London Fibromyalgia Epidemiology Study: the prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in London, Ontario. J Rheumatol 1999, 26:1570-1576.
9. Buskila D, Abramov G, Biton A, Neumann L: The prevalence of pain complaints in a general population in Israel and its implications for utilization of health services. J Rheumatol 2000, 27:1521-1525.
10. Goldenberg DL: Fibromyalgia syndrome. JAMA 1987, 257:2782-2787.
11. Wolfe F, Ross K, Anderson J, et al.: The prevalence and characteristics of fibromyalgia in the general population. Arthritis Rheum 1995, 38:19-28.
12. White KP, Harth M: Classification, epidemiology and natural history of fibromyalgia. Curr Pain Headache Reports 2001, 5:320-329.
13. Bergman S, Herrstrom P, Hogstrom K, et al.: Chronic musculoskeletal pain, prevalence rates, and sociodemographic associations in a Swedish population study. J Rheumatol 2001, 28:1369-1377.
14. Hunt IM, Silman AJ, Benjamin S, et al.: The prevalence and associated features of chronic widespread pain in the community using the 'Manchester' definition of chronic widespread pain. Rheumatology 1999, 38:275-279.
15. Jacobsson RT, Nagi DK, Pillemer SR, et al.: Low prevalences of chronic widespread pain and shoulder disorders among the Pima Indians. J Rheumatol 1996, 23:907-909.
16. Lindell L, Bergman S, Peterson IF, et al.: Prevalence of fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain. Scand J Prim Health Care 2000, 18:149-153.
17. Prescott E, Kjoller M, Jacobsen S, et al.: Fibromyalgia in the adult Danish population.I: a prevalence study. Scand J Rheumatol 1993, 22:233-237.
18. Farooqi A, Gibson T: Prevalence of the major rheumatic disorders in the adult population of north Pakistan. Br J Rheumatol 1998, 37:491-495.
19. Forseth KO, Gran JT, Husby G: A population study of the incidence of fibromyalgia among women aged 26-55 yr. Br J Rheumatol 1997, 36:1318-1323.
20. White KP, Speechley M, Harth M, et al.: The London Fibromyalgia Epidemiology Study: comparing the demographic and clinical characteristics in 100 random community cases of fibromyalgia versus controls. J Rheumatol 1999, 26:1577-1585.
21. Epstein WV, Henke CJ: The nature of U.S. rheumatology practice. Arthritis Rheum 1981, 24:1177-1187.
22. Mazanec DJ: First year of a rheumatologist in private practice. Arthritis Rheum 1982, 25:718-719.
23. Alarcon-Segovia D, Ramos-Niembro F, Gonzales-Amaro RF: One thousand private rheumatology patients in Mexico City (letter). Arthritis Rheum 1983, 26:688-689.
24. Calabozo-Raluy M, Llamzares-Gonzales AI, Munoz-Gallo MT, Alonso-Ruiz A: Sindrome de fibromyalgia (fibrositis); tan frequente como desconcido. Med Clin Barc 1990, 94:193-195.
25. Reilly PA, Littlejohn GO: Peripheral arthralgic presentation of fibrositis/fibromyalgia syndrome. J Rheumatol 1992, 19:281-283.
26. Marder WD, Meenan RF, Feldon DT, et al.: The present and future adequacy of rheumatology manpower. Arthritis Rheum 1991, 34:1209-1217.
27. White KP, Speechley M, Harth M, Ostbye T: Fibromyalgia in rheumatology practice: a survey of Canadian rheumatologists. J Rheumatol 1995, 22:722-726.
28. Miedema HS, Van der Linden SM, Rasker JJ, Valkenburg HA: National database of patients visiting rheumatologists in the Netherlands: the standard diagnosis register of rheumatic diseases. A report and preliminary analysis. Br J Rheumatol 1988, 37:555-561.
29. Grady EP, Carpenter MT, Koenig CD, et al.: Rheumatic findings in Gulf War veterans. Arch Intern Med 1998, 158:367-371.
30. Escalante A, Fishbach M: Musculoskeletal manifestations, pain and quality of life in Persian Gulf War veterans referred for rheumatologic evaluation. J Rheumatol 1998, 25:2228-2235.
31. Muller W: The fibrositis syndrome: diagnosis, differential diagnosis and pathogenesis. Scand J Rheumatol 1987, 65(suppl):40-53.
32. Doherty M, Abawi J, Pattrick M: Audit of medical inpatient examination: a cry from the joint. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1990, 24:115-118.
33. Buskila D, Neumann L, Odes LR, et al.: The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and fibromyalgia in patients hospitalized on internal medicine wards. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2001, 30:411-417.
34. Romano TJ: Coexistence of fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Scand J Rheumatol 1992, 21(suppl 94):12.
35. Abu-Shakra M, Mader R, Langevitz P, et al.: Quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus: a controlled study. J Rheumatol 1999, 26:306-309.
36. Buskila D, Gladman DD, Langevitz P, et al.: Fibromyalgia in human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Rheumatol 1990, 17:1202-1206.
37. Romano TJ: Presence of fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Scand J Rheumatol 1992, 21 (suppl 94):11.
38. Yavuz S, Fresko I, Lamuryudan V, et al.: Fibromyalgia in Bahcet's syndrome. J Rheumatol 1998, 25:2219-2220.
39. Gedalia A, Press J, Klein M, Buskila D: Joint hypermobility and fibromyalgia in school children. Ann Rheum Dis 1993, 52:494-496.
40. Acasuso-Diaz M, Collantes-Estevez E: Joint hypermobility in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Care Res 1998, 11:39-42.
41. Hudson N, Fitzcharles MA, Cohen M, et al.: The association of soft tissue rheumatism and hypermobility. Br J Rheumatol 1998, 37:382-386.
42. Buskila D, Odes LR, Neumann L, Odes HS: Fibromyalgia in inflammatory bowel disease. J Rheumatol 1999, 26:1162-1171.
43. Buskila D, Fefer P, Harman-Boehm I, et al.: Assessment of nonarticular tenderness and prevalence of fibromyalgia in hyperprolactinemia women. J Rheumatol 1993, 20:2112-2115.
44. Jurell KC, Zanetos MA, Orsinelli A, et al.: Fibromyalgia: a study of thyroid function and symptoms. J Musculoskel Pain 1996, 4:49-60.
45. Buskila D, Shnaider A, Neumann L, et al.: Fibromyalgia in hepatitis C virus infection: another infectious disease relationship. Arch Intern Med 1997, 57:2497-2500.
46. Buskila D, Neumann L, Vaisberg G, et al.: Increased rates of fibromyalgia following cervical spine injury: a controlled study of 161 cases of traumatic injury. Arthritis Rheum 1997, 3:446-452.
47. Neumann L, Zeldets V, Bolotin A, Buskila D: Outcome of post-traumatic fibromyalgia: a 3-year follow-up of 78 cases of cervical spine injuries. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2003, 32:320-325.
48. Barsky AJ, Borus JF: Functional somatic syndromes. Ann Intern Med 1999, 130:910-921.
49. Barsky AJ: Defining the functional somatic syndromes. J Func Syndromes 2001, 1:14-20.
50. Pace R, Manzionna G, Bollani S, et al.: Visceral sensitivity in patients with fibromyalgia and in normal patients. Gastroenterology 1997, 12:A802.
51. Yunus MB, Masi AT, Calabro JJ, et al.: Primary fibromyalgia (fibrositis): clinical study of 50 patients with matched normal controls. Semin Arthritis Rheum 1981, 11:151-171.
52. Veale D, Kavanagh G, Fielding JF, et al.: Primary fibromyalgia and the irritable bowel syndrome: different expressions of a common pathogenetic process. Br J Rheumatol 1991, 30:220-222.
53. Sperber AD, Atzmon Y, Neumann L, et al.: Fibromyalgia in the irritable bowel syndrome: studies of prevalence and clinical implications. Am J Gastroenterol 1999, 94:3541-3546.
54. Goldenberg DL, Simms RW, Geiger A, Komaroff AL: High frequency of fibromyalgia in patients with chronic fatigue seen in a primary care practice. Arthritis Rheum 1990, 33:381-387.
55. Buchwald D, Garrity D: Comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities. Arch Intern Med 1994, 154:2049-2053.
56. Slotkoff AT, Radulovic DA, Clauw DJ: The relationship between fibromyalgia and the multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. Scand J Rheumatol 1997, 26:364-367.
57. Clauw DJ, Schmidt M, Radulovic D, et al.: The relationship between fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis. J Psychiatr Res 1997, 31:125-131.
58. Cohen H, Neumann L, Haiman Y, et al.: Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in fibromyalgia patients: overlapping syndromes or post-traumatic fibromyalgia syndrome? Semin Arthritis Rheum 2002, 32:38-50.
59. Sherman JJ, Turk DC, Okifuji A: Prevalence and impact of post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms on patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Clin J Pain 2000, 16:127-134.
60. Clauw D: Fibromyalgia associated syndromes. J Musculoskel Pain 2002, 10:201-214.
61. Nissenbaum R, Barrett DH, Reyes M, Reeves WC: Deployment stressors and a chronic multisymptom illness among Gulf War veterans. J Nerv Ment Dis 2000, 188:259-266.
62. Roizenblatt S, Feldman DF, Goldenberg J, et al.: Juvenile fibromyalgia-infant-mother association. J Musculoskel Pain 1995, 3:118.
63. Yunus MB, Rawling KK, Khan MA, et al.: Genetic studies of multicase families with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) with HLA typing. Arthritis Rheum 1995, 38:S247.
64. Buskila D, Neumann L, Hazanov I, Carmi R: Familial aggregation in the fibromyalgia syndrome. Semin Arthritis Rheum 1996, 26:1-8.
65. Buskila D, Neumann L: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) and nonarticular tenderness in relatives of patients with FM. J Rheumatol 1997, 24:941-944.
66. Neumann L, Buskila D: Quality of life and physical functioning of relatives of fibromyalgia patients. Semin Arthritis Rheum 1997, 26:834-839.
67. Buskila D, Press J, Gedalia A, et al.: Assessment of nonarticular tenderness and prevalence of fibromyalgia in children. J Rheumatol 1993, 20:368-370.
68. Clark P, Burgos-Vargas R, Medina-Palma C, et al.: Prevalence of fibromyalgia in children: a clinical study of Mexican children. J Rheumatol 1998, 25:2009-2014.
69. Buskila D, Neumann L, Press J, et al.: Assessment of nonarticular tenderness of children in different ethnic groups. J Musculoskel Pain 1995, 3:83-90.
70. Buskila D, Neumann L, Hershman E, et al.: Fibromyalgia syndrome in children: an outcome study. J Rheumatol 1995, 22:525-528.