. Roberto Ezequiel Heymann and Eduardo dos Santos Paiva received honorariums from Lilly, Janssen-Cilag, Boehringer, Apsen, and Pfizer for speeches and consulting services; Milton Helfenstein Junior received honorariums from Pfizer and Merck Sharp for speeches and consulting services; Daniel Feldman Pollak received honorariums from Lilly, Pfizer, and Merck Sharp; José Eduardo Martinez received honorariums from Sanofi Aventis, for speeches, and Pfizzer, for speeches and consulting services; José Roberto Provenza received honorariums from Roche, Bristol, Ache, and Pfizer to participate in clinical studies with new drugs at PUC-Campinas; Marcelo Cruz Rezende received honorariums from LillyBoehringer, to participate in symposiums, and from Pfizer, for speeches and to participate in sympostiums; valério valim Cristo received honorariums from Roche for presentations, conferences, or speeches, besides financing for studies, teaching organization, or to attend symposiums sponsored by Lilly, Genzyme, and Schering-Plough.
Objective: To assess the applicability of pain assessment instruments in three hospital settings. Methodology: This study comprised 60 patients with musculoskeletal pain cared for at the Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba: orthopedic ward, Rheumatology outpatient clinic, and orthopedic emergency unit. Questionnaires: Brief Pain Inventory (BPI); McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ); Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS). Results: In the emergency unit, the male sex predominated, the mean age being 35 years. In the outpatient clinic, 18 men (mean age, 42 years) and two women (mean age, 55 years) were interviewed. In the orthopedic ward, men predominated (mean age, 30.7 years). In the orthopedic emergency unit and ward, the duration of application was shorter for VAS and longer for MPQ. The VAS duration of application was the shortest and did not differ in the three settings. In the orthopedic ward and emergency unit, patients preferred the BPI, and, at the ward, the VAS was the second option. In the outpatient clinic, the patients preferred BPI (80%), followed by MPQ, while the interviewers were equally divided between those same questionnaires. In the orthopedic emergency unit, the interviewers preferred the BPI (40%), and the remaining interviewers were equally divided between the other two instruments. There was more agreement than disagreement between the preferences of patients and interviewers. Conclusion: The multidimensional instruments for pain assessment have limitations regarding their applicability in daily health care activities.
EVIDÊNCIASForam feitos levantam entos bibliográficos nas bases de dados da M edline, Scielo e Lilacs. O s trabalhos foram discutidos em grupo e avaliados segundo a força de evidência científica. GRAU DE RECOMENDAÇÃ O E FORÇA DE EVIDÊNCIA A:Estudos experimentais e observacionais de m elhor consistência. B:Estudos experimentais e observacionais de menor consistência. INTRODUÇÃOA síndrome da fibromialgia pode ser definida como uma síndrome dolorosa crônica, não inflamatória, de etiologia desco nhecida , qu e se manifesta no sistema músc ul oesqu elético , podendo apresentar sintomas em outros aparelhos e sistemas. Sua definição constitui motivo de controvérsia, basicamente pela ausência de substrato anatômico na sua fisiopatologia e por sintomas que se confundem com a depressão m aior e a síndrome da fadiga crônica. Por estes motivos, alguns ainda consideram-na uma síndrome de somatização. No entanto, desde 1980, um corpo crescente de conhecimento contribuiu para a fibromialgia ser caracterizada como uma síndrome de dor crônica, real, causada por um mecanismo de sensibilização do sistema nervoso central à dor. N a tentativa de homogeneizar as populações para estudos científicos, o Colégio Americano de R eumatologia, em 1990, publicou critérios de classifi cação da fibromi algia(J )(A). Estes critérios foram também validados para a popula ção brasileira(2)(B). Dentre os critérios, C: Relatos de casos , es tudos não controlados. D: Opinião desprovida de avaliação crítica, baseada em consensos, estudos fisiológicos ou m odelos animais. OBJETIVOSApresentar as recomendações para o diagnóstico, tratamento, seguimento clíni co e avaliação da qualidade de vida nos pacientes co m fibromia lgia. CONFLITO DE INTERESSENenhum co nflito de interesse declarado .destacam-se uma sensibilidade dolorosa em sítios anatô-micos preestabelecidos, denominados tender points, que serão apresentados adiante, na descrição do quadro clínico . O número de tender points relaciona-se com avaliação global da gravidade das m anifestações clínicas, fadiga, distúrbio do sono, depressão e ansiedade(3) (C). É extremam ente comum, secundando somente a osteoartrite como causa de dor músculo-esquelética crônica. A sua prevalência é de aproximadamente 2% na população geral; é responsável por aproximadamente 15% das consultas em ambulatórios de reumatologia, e 5% a 10% nos ambulatórios de clínica geral. A proporção de mulheres para homens é de aproximadam ente 6 a 10: 1. A m aior prevalência encontra-se en tre 30-50 anos, podendo ocorrer também na infância e na terceira idade. Pode-se encontrar associada a 25% das artrites reumatóide , 30% dos lúpus eritem atosos sistêmicos e 50% das síndrom es de Sjogren . O reconhecimento desta concomitância é extremamente útil, pois p ermitirá uma orientação terap êu tica m ais adequada.• Trabalho rea lizado por representant es da Sociedade Brasileira de Reum ato logia. Elaboração fi nal: 2 de março de 2004.O Pro jeto Diretrizes. inic iativa conjunta da Assoc iação Médica Brasileira e Consel ho Federal de Medi cina , tem...
Depression and anxiety were seen as the main triggers of FM symptoms, but a significant proportion of the subjects perceived work strain as the initial trigger.We also observed a delay of a few years in seeking medical help and examination by a rheumatologist.
The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) was specifically developed to assess disease severity and functional ability in fibromyalgia patients. In 2009, a revised version of the FIQ was published, the FIQR; this version achieved a better balance among different domains (function, overall impact, symptoms). Here, we present the validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR). Female fibromyalgia patients (n = 106) completed an online survey consisting of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire, the original FIQ, and the Brazilian Portuguese FIQR, which was translated by a standard method. Validity was established with correlational analyses between the FIQR, FIQ, and SF-36 items. Three domains were established for the FIQR (function, overall impact, symptoms), and their contribution for the SF-36 subscales was also scrutinized. The Brazilian FIQR validation process showed that the questions performed in a very similar way to the original English FIQR. The new questions in the FIQR symptoms domain (memory, balance, tenderness, and environmental sensitivity) revealed a significant impact in fibromyalgia (FM) patients. The Brazilian Portuguese FIQR demonstrated excellent reliability, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.96. There was a gain on weight of the function domain and a decrease of the symptom domain, leading to a better balance among domains. The FIQR predicted a great number of SF-36 subscales, showing good convergent validity. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the FIQR was validated and found to be a reliable, easy-to-use, and score FM-specific questionnaire that should prove useful in routine clinical practice and FM-related research.
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