Fibromyalgia
Credits
Ms Stefanie Doebl
Stefanie is a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen. Stefanie's PhD project focused on ways of improving healthcare provision for people with fibromyalgia. For this project, Stefanie undertook the interviews and conducted analysis as part of her PhD studies (supervised by Prof Gary Macfarlane, Dr Rosemary Hollick and Prof Ernest Choy) and supported writing the participant biographies.
Dr Zoë Skea
Zoë is a qualitative researcher at the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen. Her research interests are in patients’ perspectives of their care and treatment and also clinician – patient relations. For this project, Zoë supported data collection and analysis and prepared the materials for the website.
Louise Locock
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Louise is a qualitative researcher and professor in health services research at the University of Aberdeen. Before joining Aberdeen in 2017, she was Director of Applied Research at the Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford, and has led numerous studies disseminated on this site.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the people who participated in this research by sharing their experiences of fibromyalgia. We would also like to thank everyone who provided feedback, advice and support in developing this module. We are also grateful to Mr Marcus Beasley and Ms Laura Moir for providing project administrative support.
Thank you to the following expert for her contribution:
Dr Rosemary Hollick, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, Consultant Rheumatologist, NHS Grampian and PACFIND co-investigator.
Advisory panel
Ms Debra Dulake, Public representative.
Mr Martin Buchan, Public representative.
Mr Simon Stones, Public representative.
Prof Gary Macfarlane, Clinical Chair in Epidemiology, University of Aberdeen and PACFIND study Chief Investigator.
Dr Rosemary Hollick, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, Consultant Rheumatologist, NHS Grampian and PACFIND co-investigator.
Prof Louise Locock, Professor of Health Services Research, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Corri Black, Professor of Public Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen and PACFIND co-investigator.
Mr Adam Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, The DIPEx Charity, Oxford, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Dr Gareth Jones, Reader of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Group, University of Aberdeen, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Dr Neil Basu, Senior Clinical Lecturer, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Dr. Kathryn Martin, Lecturer, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Mrs Nicky Wilson, Consultant Physiotherapist, Dept of Rheumatology, King's College Hospital, London, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Catherine Pope, Professor of Medical Sociology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Dr Sara Maclennan, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Karen Walker-Bone, Professor & Honorary Consultant, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Ernest Choy, Professor of Rheumatology, Dept of Rheumatology, Cardiff University, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Christopher Eccleston, Profesor of Medical Psychology, Pain Management Unit , Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Dr Peter Murchie, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Paul McNamee, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor David Williams, Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, and PACFIND co-investigator.
Professor Sue Ziebland, Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford.
Dr Jess Butler, Research Fellow, Centre for Health Data Science, University of Aberdeen.
Funded by
This project is funded by Versus Arthritis (Grant Reference Number: 21958, Chief Investigator Prof Gary Macfarlane).