Ten year results of a fibromyalgia out-patient clinic: is there a happy ending? / bir fibromiyalji izlem polikliniginin 10 yillik sonuclari: mutlu son var mi?

Objectives: In this retrospective cohort, we determined the clinical characteristics, treatment options and outcomes of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients and reported the results of the 10 years of experience of our Fibromyalgia Follow-up Outpatient Clinic (FOC). Patients and methods: O f t he 3 08 p atients ( 247 f emales, 6 1 males) who were referred to the FOC with suspicion of FMS, 252 were diagnosed with FMS. The demographic data of all patients were recorded. The patient forms of the FOC were used to question whether the patients had widespread body pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, morning stiffness, paresthesia, Raynaud's phenomenon, dry eye, dry mouth, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, decreased libido, symptoms of female urethral syndrome, or subjective swelling. The level of pain intensity, presence of a sleep disorder, number of tender points, total myalgic score, the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ), the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and Beck depression inventory (BDI) were also recorded after each visit done in three or six month intervals. All the recorded data were analyzed taking into consideration missing data. Results: T he d isease d uration, n umber o f t ender p oints, t otal myalgic score (p