Poster Session  |   July 2017
Fibromyalgia: Patients’ Perspectives of Quality of Life and Occupation
Meredith Sullivan; Erica Smith; Shari Roddenberry; Barbara Kornblau, JD, OTR/L, FAOTA, DMASPE, CCM, CDMS, CPE; Debora Oliveira, PhD, CRC, OTR/L
Article Information
Musculoskeletal Impairments / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   July 2017
Fibromyalgia: Patients’ Perspectives of Quality of Life and Occupation
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111500042p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO4041
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111500042p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO4041
Abstract

Date Presented 3/31/2017

This qualitative study based on grounded theory explored patients’ perspectives on quality of life and occupations of people with fibromyalgia via online open-ended questions on SurveyMonkey. Results show patients defined quality of life as participation in occupations.

Primary Author and Speaker: Meredith Sullivan

Additional Authors and Speakers: Erica Smith, Shari Roddenberry

Contributing Authors: Barbara Kornblau, Debora Oliveira