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Response data to questions on the etiology of fibromyalgia |
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| Response options (n) % |
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| Survey items |
Student groups |
strongly disagree |
disagree |
uncertain |
agree |
strongly agree |
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| Patients with FM have an as yet undiscovered physiological abnormality |
PT/OT |
(1) 2% |
(12) 20% |
(23) 38% |
(21) 34% |
(4) 7% |
| DC |
(2) 1% |
(26) 18% |
(64) 45% |
(41) 29% |
(9) 6% |
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| ND |
(5) 4% |
(18) 14% |
(56) 42% |
(47) 35% |
(6) 5% |
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| In most patients with FM, an underlying psychiatric illness is a prominent cause of their symptoms |
PT/OT † |
(5) 8% |
(24) 39% |
(19) 31% |
(12) 20% |
(1) 2% |
| DC † |
(26) 18% |
(38) 27% |
(70) 49% |
(8) 6% |
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| ND |
(6) 5% |
(33) 25% |
(40) 30% |
(50) 38% |
(2) 2% |
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| Patients with FM typically demonstrate muscle tissue pathology on biopsy |
PT/OT † |
(1) 2% |
(12) 20% |
(23) 38% |
(21) 34% |
(4) 7% |
| DC † |
(2) 1% |
(26) 18% |
(64) 45% |
(41) 29% |
(9) 6% |
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| ND † |
(5) 4% |
(18) 14% |
(56) 42% |
(47) 35% |
(6) 5% |
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† Significantly different reply when compared to other professions (chi-squared test, 2-sided, p ≤ 0.05) FM = fibromyalgia PT/OT = physiotherapy or occupational therapy DC = chiropractic ND = naturopathic medicine | ||||||
Busse et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:24 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-24 |
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