J Rheumatol
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To evaluate the factor structure of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and to compare the factors derived from this measure, along with the active and passive pain coping scales of the Pain Management Inventory (PMI) in predicting pain, depression, quality of well being (QWB), and pain behavior concurrently and over time. ⋯ The results show the import of the pain coping construct in FM and highlight the negative contribution of low perceived control over pain and high active coping to a range of pain outcomes. The findings on low perceived control converge with data on other chronic pain populations, while the role of active coping appears to be detrimental in FM, in contrast to its positive effects in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Comparative Study
Technetium-99m labelled polyclonal human IgG scintigraphy before and 26 weeks after initiation of parenteral gold treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
To determine effectiveness of technetium-99m labelled polyclonal human immunoglobulin G (99mTc-IgG) scintigraphy to monitor variation in arthritis activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ⋯ 99mTc-IgG scintigraphy is able to reflect variations in arthritis activity in patients with RA.