The relationship between psychosocial variables and measures of health status in fibromyalgia

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The relationship between psychosocial variables and measures of health status in fibromyalgia

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 51 , issue 1 , 2009 , pages: 42–45
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873806
Author(s): M Du Plessis Department of Psychology, , HR Steel Department of Psychology, , AT Möller Department of Psychology,
Keywords: relationship , psychosocial variables , health status , patients with fibromyalgia
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Abstract

Background: Fibromyalgia is considered to be a multifactorial condition in which a number of biological and psychological variables interact. However, the exact pathogenesis and effective treatment of fibromyalgia are still unknown.
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