Attitudes toward and management of fibromyalgia: a national survey of Saudi Arab’s medical practitioners Authors Adnan Ali Mubaraki Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-5080 Reham Ahmed Abdulaziz Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6025-6150 Thekra Matoq Altalhi Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Lama Kamal Kabrah Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Atheer Musaad Althagafi Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Raghad Ali Alsufyani Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Shahad Waslallah Althubaiti Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8533 Keywords: Fibromyalgia, Tender points, Medical practitioners Abstract Widespread pain is characteristic of fibromyalgia. Patients consult different specialities, and hence, diagnosis and treatment is often delayed. To evaluate and assess the attitudes and management of fibromyalgia among medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia a cross-sectional study was conducted through an online questionnaire in November 2021. Screening demographics included age, sex, place of work, speciality, year of graduation, and practical experience. Questions about fibromyalgia (general knowledge and management, ACR criteria 2010, essential symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment) were also part of the questionnaire. There were 103 respondents, out of which 88(85.4%) have heard about fibromyalgia and 21(20.4%) had managed cases of fibromyalgia, while 32(31.1%) knew about the 2010 ACR diagnostic criteria. Commonest reported characteristics of fibromyalgia were excessive fatigue 74(71.8%), widespread pain 71(68.9%), weakness 54(52.4%), and sleep disturbance 38(36.9%). About 76(73.8% reported it is a clinical diagnosis and 75(72.6%) reported having the knowledge about the treatment of fibromyalgia. ---Continue Author Biography Adnan Ali Mubaraki, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia MD Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-12-24 How to Cite Mubaraki, A. A., Abdulaziz, R. A., Altalhi, T. M., Kabrah, L. K., Althagafi, A. M., Alsufyani, R. A., & Althubaiti , S. W. (2023). Attitudes toward and management of fibromyalgia: a national survey of Saudi Arab’s medical practitioners. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(1), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8533 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 1 (2024): JANUARY Section SHORT COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.