Interpretation of
FIQR results
One
can get an estimate of FM severity and impact from the value
of total FIQR score
The
average FIQR score is
58.2 (±
21.6), with a median value of 60
The
quartile ranges are:
These
values are derived from the following distribution of total FIQR
scores in 308 FM patients
Subscores
The 3 sub-
scores of the FIQR; functional effect of FM, overall of FM and
individual symptoms of FM are provided in addition to the total FIQR
score when the
FIQR calculator is used.
The mean values
for the sub-scores, taken from the
original FIQR paper are:
Function - 15.6 (± 7.7), range 0 - 30
Overall - 11.0 (± 5.4), range 0 - 20
Symptoms - 30 (± 8.8), range 0 - 50
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