11212. Moshrif A, Shoaeir MZ, Abbas AS, Abdel-Aziz TM, Gouda W. Evaluating gender differences in egyptian fibromyalgia patients using the 1990, 2011, and 2016 ACR criteria. Open Access Rheumatol [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2022 Nov 3];14:67-74.Available from: https://doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S358255 https://doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S358255...
2022 |
Open Access Rheumatol English |
Cross-sectional and prospective study |
To assess gender-based differences in terms of characteristics of the symptoms, cognitive dysfunction and disease severity in Egyptian patients with FM, considering the ACR 1990, 2011, and the latest ACR 2016 diagnostic criteria. |
3 |
21313. Iannuccelli C, Lucchino B, Gioia C, Dolcini G, Rabasco J, Venditto T, et al. Gender influence on clinical manifestations, depressive symptoms and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) serum levels in patients affected by fibromyalgia. Clin Rheumatol [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2022 Nov 3];41(7):2171-8.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-022-06133-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-022-06133...
2022 |
Clin Rheumatol English |
Cross-sectional study |
To assess the influence of gender on the clinical manifestations and to investigate the BDNF serum levels as a potential biomarker for fibromyalgia. |
3 |
31414. Henao-Perez M, López-Medina DC, Arboleda A, Monsalve SB, Zea JA. Patients with Fibromyalgia, depression, and/or anxiety and sex differences. Am J Mens Health [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2022 Nov 3];16(4):15579883221110351.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883221110351 https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988322111035...
2022 |
Am J Mens Health English |
Cross-sectional study |
To explore the association of sociodemographic and clinical factors in fibromyalgia patients with depression and/or anxiety. |
3 |
41515. Conversano C, Ciacchini R, Orrù G, Bazzichi L, Gemignani A, Miniati M. Gender differences on psychological factors in fibromyalgia: a systematic review on the male experience. Clin Exp Rheumatol [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2022 Nov 3];39 Suppl 130(3):174-85.Available from: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/73g6np https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumato...
2021 |
Clin Rheumatol English |
Systematic Review |
To systematically review the available findings on men affected by fibromyalgia, to highlight their psychological and clinical characteristics, and to highlight the therapeutic options available for this population group. |
1 |
51616. Levit D, Yaish I, Shtrozberg S, Aloush V, Greenman Y, Ablin JN. Pain and transition: evaluating fibromyalgia in transgender individuals. Clin Exp Rheumatol [Internet] 2021 [cited 2022 Nov 3];39 Suppl 130(3):27-32.Available from: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/pq0qp6 https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumat...
2021 |
Clin Rheumatol English |
Cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study |
To assess the prevalence of fibromyalgia among transsexual individuals. |
3 |
61717. Meester I, Rivera-Silva GF, González-Salazar F. Immune system sex differences may bridge the gap between sex and gender in fibromyalgia. Front Neurosci [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2022 Nov 3];13:1414.Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.01414 https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.01414...
2020 |
Front Neurosci English |
Hypothesis |
To present the biological data of the autoimmune hypothesis that can explain the female prevalence of fibromyalgia, followed by how it can explain the central sensitization and sleep disturbance that characterize the syndrome. |
4 |
71818. Jiang L, D'Souza RS, Oh T, Vincent A, Mohabbat AB, Ashmore Z, et al. Sex-related differences in symptoms and psychosocial outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia: a prospective questionnaire study. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2022 Nov 3];4(6):767-74.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.06.009 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020...
2020 |
Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes English |
Prospective study |
To investigate gender-related differences in patients with fibromyalgia in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics, including number of pain points, mood disorders, sleep problems, severity of the FM symptoms, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction and quality of life. |
3 |
81919. Wolfe F, Walitt B, Perrot S, Rasker JJ, Häuser W. Fibromyalgia diagnosis and biased assessment: sex, prevalence and bias. PLoS One [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2022 Nov 3];(9):e0203755.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203755 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.020...
2018 |
PLOS One English |
Analysis of databases from longitudinal research studies |
To define the role of environment, severity, prevalence of symptoms and gender in the diagnosis of fibromyalgia and, when possible, to measure the extent and mechanisms of biased diagnostic. |
3 |
92020. Arout CA, Sofuoglu M, Bastian LA, Rosenheck RA. Gender differences in the prevalence of fibromyalgia and in concomitant medical and psychiatric disorders: a national veterans health administration study. J Womens Health (Larchmt) [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2022 Nov 3];27(8):1035-44.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2017.6622 https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2017.6622...
2018 |
J Womens Health (Larchmt) English |
Quantitative research study |
To compare sociodemographic characteristics, medical and psychiatric comorbidities, and use of services among veterans diagnosed with fibromyalgia when compared to veterans with other pain diagnoses; to examine differences between men and women diagnosed with fibromyalgia in sociodemographic characteristics, concurrent diagnoses and use of services, including psychotropic and opiate prescription fillings; to replicate previous findings on gender-based differences in prevalence and to extend them with an examination of gender-based differences in multimorbidity and use of services. |
3 |
102121. Muraleetharan D, Fadich A, Stephenson C, Garney W. Understanding the impact of fibromyalgia on men: findings from a Nationwide Survey. Am J Mens Health [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2022 Nov 3];12(4):952-60.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988317753242 https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988317753242...
2018 |
Am J Mens Health English |
Qualitative research study with interviews and thematic analysis |
To understand the phenomenon of fibromyalgia, examining its multiple impacts on men in terms of the interactions in society and the USA health system. |
4 |
112222. Danet A, Prieto-Rodriguez MA, Valcárcel-Cabrera MC, March-Cerdà JC. Evaluación de uma estrategia formativa entre iguales em fibromialgia. Un análisis de género. Aquichan [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2022 Nov 3];16(3):296-312.Available from: https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2016.16.3.3 https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2016.16.3.3...
2016 |
Aquichan Spanish |
Quantitative and quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test |
To assess, from a gender perspective, the training strategy for fibromyalgia patients of the Patients' School, based on training “among peers”. |
3 |
122323. Segura-Jiménez V, Estévez-López F, Soriano-Maldonado A, Álvarez-Gallardo IC, Delgado-Fernández M, Ruiz JR, et al. Gender differences in symptoms, health-related quality of life, sleep quality, mental health, cognitive performance, pain-cognition, and positive health in spanish fibromyalgia individuals: the Al-Ándalus Project. Pain Res Manag [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2022 Nov 3];2016:5135176.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5135176 https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5135176...
2016 |
Pain Res Manag English |
Cross-sectional study |
To test gender-based differences in sensitivity, impact of fibromyalgia, health-related quality of life, fatigue, sleep quality, mental health, cognitive performance, pain-cognition and positive health in Spanish patients with fibromyalgia and in age-matched individuals without fibromyalgia from the same region; to test the optimal cutoff score of the different “tender points” for women and men. |
3 |
132424. Lourenço S, Costa L, Rodrigues AM, Carnide F, Lucas R. Gender and psychosocial context as determinants of fibromyalgia symptoms (fibromyalgia research criteria) in young adults from the general population. Rheumatology (Oxford) [Internet]. 2015 [cited 2022 Nov 3];54(10):1806-15.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev110 https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev...
2015 |
Rheumatology English |
Cohort study |
To quantify the prevalence of fibromyalgia to describe its components - symptom severity score (SSS) and Widespread Pain Index (WPI) - and to identify biopsychosocial predictors of SSS severity as well as WPI using a population-based sample comprised by young adults. |
3 |
142525. Pujal i Llombart M, Mora E. Dolor, trabajo y su diagnóstico psicosocial de género. Un ejemplo. Univ Psychol [Internet]. 2013 [cited 2022 Nov 3];12(4):1181-93.Available from: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=4972787 https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/arti...
2013 |
Univ Psychol Spanish |
Qualitative research study |
To describe and understand the phenomena of chronic pain without any organic cause (fibromyalgia) from a feminist and critical perspective through a tool to diagnose this pain with biopsychosocial dimensions: the psychosocial diagnosis of gender. |
4 |
152626. Aparicio VA, Ortega FB, Carbonell-Baeza A, Femia P, Tercedor P, Ruiz JR, et al. Are there gender differences in quality of life and symptomatology between fibromyalgia patients? Am J Mens Health [Internet]. 2012 [cited 2022 Nov 3];6(4):314-9.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988312436872 https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988312436872...
2012 |
Am J Mens Health English |
Quantitative research study with application of a questionnaire |
To examine the gender-based differences in terms of quality of life and symptoms among patients with fibromyalgia. |
3 |
162727. Castro-Sánchez AM, Matarán-Peñarrocha GA, López-Rodríguez MM, Lara-Palomo IC, Arendt-Nielsen L, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C. Gender differences in pain severity, disability, depression, and widespread pressure pain sensitivity in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome without comorbid conditions. Pain Med [Internet]. 2012 [cited 2022 Nov 3];13(12):1639-47.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01523.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012...
2012 |
Pain Med English |
Cross-sectional study |
To determine differences in pain, disability, depression and pressure sensitivity between men and women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and to analyze the relation between pain and pressure sensitivity in FMS. |
3 |