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Research Article Examining those Meeting IOM Criteria Versus IOM Plus Fibromyalgia
Leonard A Jason1*, Stephanie McManimen1, Madison Sunnquist1, Julia L Newton2 and Elin Bolle Strand3
1DePaul University, Chicago, USA 2Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 3Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway *Corresponding Author: Leonard A Jason, Center for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 3100, Chicago, USA.
Citation: Leonard A Jason., et al. “Examining those Meeting IOM Criteria Versus IOM Plus Fibromyalgia”. EC Neurology 5.1 (2017): 19-28.
Received: February 14, 2017; Published: March 08, 2017
Abstract
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently developed clinical criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). There might be additional criteria that could select a more homogenous and impaired group of patients, particularly those with pain. The current study focused on criteria which involved meeting the four IOM criteria, excluding medical and psychiatric co-morbidities, along with having fibromyalgia (FM). Findings indicated that those meeting the IOM clinical criteria plus FM were more impaired on a wide variety of symptoms and functional areas than those meeting on the IOM criteria or those with just 6 months of fatigue. The implications of using such research criteria are discussed.
Keywords: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Fibromyalgia; Case Definitions