Do employment and family work affect the health status of women with fibromyalgia?
As in community studies, employed women with FM report better health status than women who are not employed. The demands of family work exert a serious and significant effect on every dimension of health status and should be the focus of greater clinical attention. Further followup will assess whether employment has a protective effect for women with FM as in community studies or whether women with less severe FM tend to remain in the workforce.
These audits show that the cost increases of the IMD are linked to following guidelines. It is important for these audits of pertinent use to be performed by both physicians and pharmacists.