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Fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool: Clues to Fibromyalgia on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire for Routine Care
Kathryn A. Gibson, Isabel Castrejon, Joseph Descallar and Theodore Pincus
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2019, jrheum.190277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190277
Kathryn A. Gibson
From the Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Pincus holds a copyright and trademark on MDHAQ and RAPID3 (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3), for which he receives royalties and license fees, all of which are used to support further development of quantitative questionnaire measurements for patients and doctors in clinical rheumatology care. K.A. Gibson, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, and University of New South Wales; I. Castrejon, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center; J. Descallar, BSc, Mbiostat, University of New South Wales, and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research; T. Pincus, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. K.A. Gibson, Liverpool Hospital, Rheumatology, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, Liverpool, New South Wales 1871, Australia. E-mail: Kathy.gibson@health.nsw.gov.au. Accepted for publication August 6, 2019.
Isabel Castrejon
From the Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Pincus holds a copyright and trademark on MDHAQ and RAPID3 (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3), for which he receives royalties and license fees, all of which are used to support further development of quantitative questionnaire measurements for patients and doctors in clinical rheumatology care. K.A. Gibson, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, and University of New South Wales; I. Castrejon, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center; J. Descallar, BSc, Mbiostat, University of New South Wales, and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research; T. Pincus, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. K.A. Gibson, Liverpool Hospital, Rheumatology, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, Liverpool, New South Wales 1871, Australia. E-mail: Kathy.gibson@health.nsw.gov.au. Accepted for publication August 6, 2019.
Joseph Descallar
From the Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Pincus holds a copyright and trademark on MDHAQ and RAPID3 (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3), for which he receives royalties and license fees, all of which are used to support further development of quantitative questionnaire measurements for patients and doctors in clinical rheumatology care. K.A. Gibson, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, and University of New South Wales; I. Castrejon, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center; J. Descallar, BSc, Mbiostat, University of New South Wales, and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research; T. Pincus, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. K.A. Gibson, Liverpool Hospital, Rheumatology, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, Liverpool, New South Wales 1871, Australia. E-mail: Kathy.gibson@health.nsw.gov.au. Accepted for publication August 6, 2019.
Theodore Pincus
From the Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Pincus holds a copyright and trademark on MDHAQ and RAPID3 (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3), for which he receives royalties and license fees, all of which are used to support further development of quantitative questionnaire measurements for patients and doctors in clinical rheumatology care. K.A. Gibson, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, and University of New South Wales; I. Castrejon, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center; J. Descallar, BSc, Mbiostat, University of New South Wales, and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research; T. Pincus, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. K.A. Gibson, Liverpool Hospital, Rheumatology, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, Liverpool, New South Wales 1871, Australia. E-mail: Kathy.gibson@health.nsw.gov.au. Accepted for publication August 6, 2019.
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Kathryn A. Gibson, Isabel Castrejon, Joseph Descallar, Theodore Pincus
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2019, jrheum.190277; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190277