Open AccessPrevalence of Fibromyalgia in Pharmacy Professionals and Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Shiekha S AlAujan,
Haya M. Almalag,
Mohammed A. Omair
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s301916
Subject(s) - medicine , fibromyalgia , cross sectional study , pharmacy , confidence interval , odds ratio , family medicine , biostatistics , epidemiology , cohen's kappa , physical therapy , pathology , machine learning , computer science
The prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) in pharmacy students and professionals is unknown. This study identifies the prevalence of FM in pharmacy students and professionals using three screening tools and factors associated with its development. Furthermore, this study assesses the level of agreement between the tools and the magnitude of the participants' responses to each item in the screening tools.