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Figure 1. A substantive theory was generated, explaining how the main concern for women with fibromyalgia (i.e., to reach a balance in everyday life) was resolved by minimizing the dysfunctional interplay between activity and recovery (i.e., core category). Several strategies, related to the core category, were used, above briefly called avoiding, utilizing, paying the prize, planning, distracting, engaging and ignoring.
