TY - T1 - Severity of symptoms persists for decades in fibromyalgia-a 26-year follow-up study SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/302056 T3 - A1 - Isomeri, Risto; Mikkelsson, Marja; Partinen, Markku; Kauppi, Markku J. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - The aim of this study is to find out the outcome of 28 patients who got the diagnosis of primary fibromyalgia (pFM) 26 years ago. In 1986, 56 patients with widespread pain were examined and filled in a base questionnaire (BQ). Of them, 42 fulfilled the Yunus criteria for pFM. Twenty-six years later, addresses of 38 patients were found, and an extensive follow-up questionnaire (FupQ) was mailed to them. Of them, 28 (74%) answered the FupQ. This included nine identical questions with the BQ and qu... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Fibromyalgia; Follow-up; Musculoskeletal pain; Pain; Prognosis; LONG-TERM; RHEUMATIC PATIENTS; WEATHER CHANGES; HEALTH-STATUS; PAIN; OUTCOMES; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -