Survey Assessing the Negative Impressions That Physicians Might Have of Fibromyalgia Patients*
| Item Number | Survey Statement |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fibromyalgia patients have difficulty specifying their symptoms |
| 2 | Fibromyalgia patients exaggerate their symptoms |
| 3 | Fibromyalgia patients do not comply with therapeutic prescriptions |
| 4 | Fibromyalgia patients have had some negative experience with health professionals |
| 5 | Fibromyalgia patients have little initiative |
| 6 | Fibromyalgia patients do not assume their share of the responsibilities in their treatment |
| 7 | Fibromyalgia patients are never happy |
| 8 | Fibromyalgia patients consume more time of health care professionals |
| 9 | Fibromyalgia patients consume more medications |
| 10 | Fibromyalgia patients rely more on the internet than on health care professionals |
| 11 | Fibromyalgia patients always ask for more information about their disease |
| 12 | Fibromyalgia patients feel more frustrated by their illness |
| 13 | Fibromyalgia patients are excessively dramatic |
↵* Measured by 4-point Likert scales ranging from absolutely agree to absolutely disagree. Original in Spanish.