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It is a less frequently diagnosed disease in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>hina, thus <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>hinese rheumatologists may have lower awareness of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content> compared with colleagues in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">W<\/jats:styled-content>estern countries. The aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content> in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>hinese rheumatologists and analyze their therapeutic approach in clinical practice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among a nationwide sample of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>hinese rheumatologists at the 15th <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>ational <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content>heumatology <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>onference in 2010. The 20\u2010question survey included questions regarding background, work experience, perceptions of diagnosis and behaviors of treatment related to <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content>. Continuing medical education (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CME<\/jats:styled-content>) information was also collected in the survey.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seven hundred and seven rheumatologists responded to the questionnaire, a response rate of 60%. Less than one\u2010fifth of the respondents were experienced in dealing with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content>. Although most of the respondents regarded <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content> as a distinct pathological entity, nearly 30% of Chinese rheumatologists believed that <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content> was only a psychological disorder. The respondents recognized some of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010related symptoms, but had limited knowledge on the diagnostic criteria. Eighty percent of the respondents declared they had difficulties in treating <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content> patients. However, nearly all (90.8%) respondents believed that the prognosis of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FM<\/jats:styled-content> patients was usually benign. 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