Psychometric properties of the Fibromyalgia Assessment Status (FAS) index: A national web-based study of fibromyalgia

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6 SUPPL. 69, 2011, Pages

  Iannuccelli, C ^a   Sarzi Puttini, P ^b   Atzeni, F ^b   Cazzola, M ^c   Di Franco, M ^a   Guzzo, M P ^a   Bazzichi, L ^d   Cassisi, G ^e   Marsico, A ^f   Stisi, S ^g   Salaffi, F ^h  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Unit of Rehabilitation Medicine   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e Rheumatology Branch   (Italy)

^f Ospedale di Taranto   (Italy)

^g G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgia Assessment Status (FAS); Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ); Health related quality of life (HRQL); Web based national study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA ASSESSMENT STATUS; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858848762     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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