Avaliação do nível de conhecimento sobre fibromialgia entre usuários da internet

• Autor(a) principal: Moretti, Felipe Azevedo [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Heymann, Roberto Ezequiel, Marvulle, Valdecir, Pollak, Daniel Feldman [UNIFESP], Riera, Rachel [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• dARK ID: ark:/48912/001300000d6xb
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0482-50042011000100002; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/6299
• topic: fibromyalgia; knowledge; education; internet; fibromialgia; educação; conhecimento; internet

OBJECTIVE: To assess knowledge on fibromyalgia in a sample of patients, their families, and professionals interested on the theme from some Brazilian states. METHODS: Analysis of the results of an electronic fibromyalgia knowledge questionnaire completed by 362 adults who had access to the the support group for fibromyalgia site (www.unifesp.br/grupos/fibromialgia). The answers were grouped according to age, sex, years of schooling, and type of interest in the condition. RESULTS: 92% of the responders were women and 62% had higher educational level. The worst results were observed in the joint protection and energy conservation domain, followed by the medication in fibromyalgia domain. The best results were recorded in the exercises in fibromyalgia domain. The answers differed significantly between sexes, and women achieved a higher percentage of correct answers. The female sex accounted for a statistically superior result in five statistical analyses (four questions and one domain). CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests the need for a strategic planning for an educational approach to fibromyalgia in Brazil