Parameter | Total Sample (n = 392) | Values for Cluster 1 (n = 293) | Values for Cluster 2 (n = 99) | Statistics for χ2 Test | P for Univariate Logistic Regression | |
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t | P | |||||
Sex, n (%) | ||||||
Female | 202 (52) | 152 (52) | 50 (51) | 0.1 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
Male | 190 (48) | 141 (48) | 49 (49) | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 50.0 (10.7) | 50.8 (10.5) | 47.6 (11.1) | 2.6 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Professional expertise (y), mean (SD) | 23.0 (10.7) | 23.7 (10.6) | 21.2 (11.0) | 2.0 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Origin of sampling, n (%) | ||||||
SEMERGEN | 278 (71) | 201 (69) | 77 (78) | 3.0 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
Spanish Primary Health Care Centers | 114 (29) | 92 (31) | 22 (22) | |||
MBI, mean (SD) | ||||||
Emotional Exhaustion | 31.0 (20.8) | 22.5 (14.2) | 55.9 (17.0) | −19.2 | <0.01 | |
Personal Accomplishment | 56.5 (21.1) | 61.0 (20.7) | 43.3 (16.1) | 8.8 | <0.01 | |
Depersonalization | 17.0 (19.4) | 8.4 (10.1) | 42.5 (17.7) | -18.1 | <0.01 | |
Workload, n (%) | ||||||
Proportion of fibromyalgia visits | 10.8 (23.7) | 9.9 (23.0) | 13.5 (25.6) | −1.2 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
Fibromyalgia patients require more regular visits than other chronic pain patients (Yes) | 255 (65) | 176 (60) | 79 (80) | 12.7 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Fibromyalgia patients require more extra visits than other chronic pain patients (Yes) | 164 (42) | 101 (35) | 63 (64) | 25.9 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Fibromyalgia patients require more time per visit than other chronic pain patients (Yes) | 311 (79) | 221 (75) | 90 (91) | 10.8 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
More than 50% of fibromyalgia patients require medical reports (Yes) | 189 (48) | 123 (42) | 66 (67) | 18.1 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Sick-leave in fibromyalgia patients increases workload compared to other disorders (Yes) | 152 (39) | 85 (29) | 67 (68) | 46.6 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Hinders the treatment (Yes) | 134 (88) | 73 (86) | 61 (91) | 1.0 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
Increases number of visits (Yes) | 143 (94) | 79 (93) | 64 (96) | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Resources, n (%) | ||||||
Personal | ||||||
Perceived knowledge of fibromyalgia (Relatively high or Very high) | 172 (44) | 132 (45) | 40 (40) | 0.6 | 0.42 | 0.39 |
Did not receive education about fibromyalgia | 109 (28) | 78 (27) | 31 (31) | 0.8 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
Education about fibromyalgia acquired by self-study | 267 (68) | 201 (69) | 66 (67) | 0.1 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
Undergraduate education about fibromyalgia | 60 (15) | 44 (15) | 16 (16) | 0.1 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
Education about fibromyalgia acquired by workshops | 157 (40) | 123 (42) | 34 (34) | 1.8 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Knowledge and use of Clinical Guides | 291 (74) | 229 (78) | 62 (63) | 9.3 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
External | ||||||
Availability of a treatment protocol for fibromyalgia at own work center | 22 (6) | 18 (6) | 4 (4) | 0.6 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
Support from nurse | 82 (21) | 73 (25) | 9 (9) | 11.2 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Support from specialists (diagnostic) | 360 (2) | 271 (93) | 89 (90) | 0.7 | 0.41 | 0.41 |
Support from specialists (treatment) | 354 (90) | 265 (90) | 89 (90) | 0.03 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
Beliefs about fibromyalgia | ||||||
Etiology of fibromyalgia (psychosomatic) | 166 (42) | 107 (37) | 59 (60) | 16.1 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Fibromyalgia is an irreversibly disabling disorder (yes) | 190 (49) | 152 (52) | 38 (38) | 5.4 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Negative impression of fibromyalgia patients | 59.2 (12.7) | 56.7 (11.7) | 66.4 (12.5) | −7.0 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Perceived degree of treatment efficacy | 55.0 (14.8) | 56.2 (14.7) | 51.2 (14.5) | 2.94 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
SEMERGEN, Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians; SD, standard deviation; MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory.