Fibromyalgia questionnaires
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Due to the subjective nature of most fibromyalgia manifestations, several questionnaires have been developed to help patients better describe their symptoms, and therefore help doctors reach a more accurate diagnosis. They are not yet an alternative to other tests as mentioned above, but more refined versions of such questionnaires have shown a significant sensitivity in detecting patients with fibromyalgia early on.
Examples of these questionnaires include:
- Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire
- Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
- Checklist of current symptoms
- Scales for helplessness and cognitive performance
- The Physician Health Questionnaire–9 for depression
- The Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7 questionnaire for anxiety
- The Mood Disorder Questionnaire to screen for bipolar disease
The last three questionnaires are also used for psychiatric conditions, but the difference here is that they are not used alone for assessing fibromyalgia, and symptoms like pain are no longer taken lightly as a part of a psychiatric condition as was done in the past. The combination of the above questionnaires provides the best diagnostic accuracy.