Abstract

It is estimated that fibromyalgia, a chronic condition in which pain occurs in 98% of the patients, can be found in 3- to 6-million American adults with females as the majority of those suffering. The purpose of this study was to determine variables that influence pain in women with fibromyalgia. The study's conceptual framework, based on Melzack and Casey (1968) and fibromyalgia literature, depicts the influence of three domains of variables on pain: sociocultural (i.e. age, education, ethnicity), physical (i.e. activity; comorbidity such as pelvic pain; flare-up; physical trauma; sleep-wake disturbance; fatigue; physical fitness) and psychologic (i.e. depression).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3054199; ProQuest document ID: 305511446. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Linda Carol Hughes, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Gamma Pi at-Large, Tau Tau

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Chronic Illnesses, Women with Fibromyalgia, Middle Aged Women

Advisor

Lani Zimmerman

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Degree Year

2002

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-05-06

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