Abstract:BackgroundThe Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) has been proposed as a self reported screening questionnaire comprising only 6 questions for detection of fibromyalgia (FM)1. A patient is considered FM in case of answering “yes” at least 5 out of the 6 questions. Such questionnaire is independent from tender points at physical examination and, therefore, of particular interest in Spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients.ObjectivesTo evaluate the FiRST questionnaire validity and reliability in a SpA population.M… Show more
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