Table 2 Response data to questions on assessment and diagnosis of fibromyalgia
| Â | Â | Response options (n) % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survey items | Student groups | strongly disagree | disagree | uncertain | agree | strongly agree |
FM is a useful diagnosis | PT/OT †| (1) 2% | (3) 5% | (17) 28% | (35) 57% | (5) 8% |
|  | DC †| (4) 3% | (49) 35% | (48) 34% | (37) 26% | (4) 3% |
| Â | ND | (3) 2% | (31) 23% | (35) 26% | (59) 44% | (5) 4% |
Post-traumatic FM is a valid clinical diagnosis | PT/OT †| (1) 2% | (5) 8% | (47) 77% | (6) 10% | (2) 3% |
| Â | DC | (1) 1% | (19) 13% | (83) 59% | (39) 28% | Â |
|  | ND †| (3) 2% | (10) 8% | (61) 46% | (53) 40% | (5) 4% |
The tender point threshold (11 of 18), as defined by the ACR, provides useful information in the assessment of patients presenting with widespread musculoskeletal pain | PT/OT | (1) 2% | (17) 28% | (20) 33% | (21) 34% | (2) 3% |
|  | DC †| (15) 11% | (42) 30% | (32) 23% | (49) 35% | (4) 3% |
|  | ND †| (1) 1% | (24) 18% | (26) 20% | (73) 55% | (8) 6% |
It is important to test for control points when performing tender point testing | PT/OT | Â | (1) 2% | (17) 28% | (23) 38% | (20) 33% |
| Â | DC | (1) 1% | (5) 4% | (32) 23% | (67) 47% | (37) 26% |
|  | ND †|  | (6) 5% | (35) 26% | (72) 54% | (18) 14% |
A positive response on control point testing makes it far less likely that the person suffers from FM | PT/OT | Â | (17) 28% | (34) 56% | (8) 13% | (2) 3% |
|  | DC †| (6) 4% | (40) 28% | (61) 43% | (31) 22% | (3) 2% |
| Â | ND | (2) 2% | (40) 30% | (69) 52% | (15) 11% | (5) 4% |