New guidelines for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia

Abstract Objective To establish guidelines based on scientific evidence for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Material and methods Evidence collection was performed based on 9 questions regarding the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, structured using the Patient, Intervention or Indicator, Comparison and Outcome (P.I.C.O.), with searches in the main, primary databases of scientific information. After defining the potential studies to support the recommendations, they were graded according to evidence and degree of recommendation.

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Main Authors: Heymann,Roberto E., Paiva,Eduardo S., Martinez,José Eduardo, Helfenstein Jr.,Milton, Rezende,Marcelo C., Provenza,Jose Roberto, Ranzolin,Aline, Assis,Marcos Renato de, Feldman,Daniel P., Ribeiro,Luiz Severiano, Souza,Eduardo J.R.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042017000800006
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Summary:Abstract Objective To establish guidelines based on scientific evidence for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Material and methods Evidence collection was performed based on 9 questions regarding the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, structured using the Patient, Intervention or Indicator, Comparison and Outcome (P.I.C.O.), with searches in the main, primary databases of scientific information. After defining the potential studies to support the recommendations, they were graded according to evidence and degree of recommendation.