Table 3.
Physician-reported office visits and subject-reported views on prescribed FM medications
| US | France | Germany | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of physician office visits over the past 3 months | <0.001a | |||
| n | 203 | 70 | 169 | |
| Mean (SD) | 4.2 (4.47) | 2.9 (1.98) | 4.8 (2.92) | |
| Median | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Range | 1–33 | 1–12 | 1–16 | |
| Effectiveness of prescribed FM medication, n (%) | <0.001b | |||
| n | 170 | 55 | 130 | |
| Extremely effective | 8 (4.7) | 0 | 2 (1.5) | |
| Very effective | 30 (17.6) | 2 (3.6) | 36 (27.7) | |
| Somewhat effective | 79 (46.5) | 31 (56.4) | 63 (48.5) | |
| A little effective | 43 (25.3) | 21 (38.2) | 27 (20.8) | |
| Not at all effective | 10 (5.9) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (1.5) | |
| Satisfaction with prescribed FM medication, n (%) | 0.039b | |||
| n | 169 | 55 | 130 | |
| Extremely satisfied | 24 (14.2) | 0 | 16 (12.3) | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 56 (33.1) | 23 (41.8) | 50 (38.5) | |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 30 (17.8) | 15 (27.3) | 35 (26.9) | |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 44 (26.0) | 13 (23.6) | 23 (17.7) | |
| Extremely dissatisfied | 15 (8.9) | 4 (7.3) | 6 (4.6) | |
Notes:
a
Kruskal–Wallis test;
b
Pearson Chi-square test.
Abbreviations: FM, fibromyalgia; SD, standard deviation.