What is the symptom severity (SS) scale for fibromyalgia?
ANSWER
The symptom severity (SS) scale measures three key symptoms during the past week:
- Fatigue
- Waking up still tired
- Thinking problems
The SS scale ranges from 0 to 3:
- 0 -- No problems
- 1 -- Mild: It comes and goes.
- 2 -- Moderate: You usually have or feel it.
- 3 -- Severe: It seriously affects your daily life.
Reviewed by David Zelman on August 13, 2019
SOURCES:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: “Fibromyalgia.”
National Fibromyalgia Association: “Diagnosis.”
American Academy of Family Physicians: “Fibromyalgia.”
American College of Rheumatology: “2010 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria -- Excerpt,” “Polymyalgia Rheumatica.”
Mayo Clinic: “Fibromyalgia.”
UpToDate: “Patient education: Fibromyalgia (Beyond the Basics).”
American Chronic Pain Association: “Fibromyalgia: The Information and Care You Deserve.”
SOURCES:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: “Fibromyalgia.”
National Fibromyalgia Association: “Diagnosis.”
American Academy of Family Physicians: “Fibromyalgia.”
American College of Rheumatology: “2010 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria -- Excerpt,” “Polymyalgia Rheumatica.”
Mayo Clinic: “Fibromyalgia.”
UpToDate: “Patient education: Fibromyalgia (Beyond the Basics).”
American Chronic Pain Association: “Fibromyalgia: The Information and Care You Deserve.”
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