Table 2 Provision of treatment/management to people with fibromyalgia by NHS healthcare professionals
Main job | Treatment/ management? | Education & / or information leaflet n (n/N %) | Medicines prescription &/or OTC n (n/N %) | Psychological therapies n (n/N %) | Structured exercise n (n/N %) | Multicomponent programme n (n/N %) | Non-pharmacological (Other) n (n/N %) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No, n (n/N %) | Yes, n (n/N %) | |||||||
N = 309 | N = 1381 | N = the number of the professional group who provide treatment/management | ||||||
General Practitioner | 48 (7.5) | 588 (92.5) | 547 (93.0) | 533 (90.6) | 191 (32.5) | 121 (20.6) | 93 (15.8) | 63 (10.7) |
Hospital doctor | ||||||||
Pain Medicine | 1 (1.9) | 52 (98.1) | 46 (88.5) | 47 (90.4) | 23 (44.2) | 18 (34.6) | 33 (63.5) | 15 (28.8) |
Rheumatology | 15 (13.5) | 96 (86.5) | 94 (97.9) | 77 (80.2) | 21 (21.9) | 34 (35.4) | 22 (22.9) | 7 (7.3) |
Other | 22 (73.3) | 8 (26.7) | 6 (75.0) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25.0) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Psychiatrist | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 3 (100.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Nurse | ||||||||
General Practice | 28 (57.1) | 21 (42.9) | 17 (81.0) | 17 (81.0) | 7 (33.3) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Pain Medicine | 2 (3.8) | 50 (96.2) | 49 (98.0) | 44 (88.0) | 32 (64.0) | 21 (42.0) | 39 (78.0) | 15 (30.0) |
Rheumatology | 14 (26.4) | 39 (73.6) | 39 (100.0) | 28 (71.8) | 8 (20.5) | 8 (20.5) | 11 (28.2) | 5 (12.8) |
Other | 59 (76.6) | 19 (24.7) | 9 (47.4) | 12 (63.2) | 5 (26.3) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (10.5) |
Allied Health Professionals | ||||||||
Occupational Therapist | 8 (7.9) | 93 (92.1) | 88 (94.6) | 3 (3.2) | 28 (30.1) | 15 (16.1) | 34 (36.6) | 35 (37.6) |
Physiotherapist | 28 (9.2) | 276 (90.8) | 264 (95.7) | 53 (19.2) | 70 (25.4) | 233 (84.4) | 137 (49.6) | 66 (23.9) |
Other | 13 (33.3) | 26 (66.7) | 16 (61.5) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (7.7) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (7.7) | 21 (80.8) |
Mental Health Professionals | ||||||||
Mental health practitioner | 20 (54.1) | 17 (45.9) | 11 (64.7) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (88.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) |
Psychologist | 7 (11.7) | 53 (88.3) | 45 (84.9) | 3 (5.7) | 51 (96.2) | 4 (7.5) | 36 (67.9) | 1 (1.9) |
Other | 43 (51.8) | 40 (47.6) | 31 (77.5) | 22 (55.0) | 9 (22.5) | 11 (27.5) | 12 (30.0) | 12 (30.0) |
Total | 309 (18.3) | 1381 (81.7) | 1265/1381 (91.7) | 846/1381 (61.3) | 466/1381 (33.7) | 478/1381 (34.6) | 425/1381 (30.8) | 243/1381 (17.6) |