But the link found between fibro patients and RLS is intriguing. Fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome share certain features: * Women are more likely to suffer from fibromyalgia and RLS. * There appears to be a genetic component because these conditions run in families.
Donaldson and Shields (2009) differentiated policy or class advocacy fromcase advocacy as the former ârefers to efforts to change social systems to beneï¬t a population ofpeople, as opposed to case advocacy, which refers to helping individual clients access systems toreceive beneï¬tsâ (p. 83).
Advocacy efforts must be both logical and flexible to achieve the desired result. Engaging stakeholders and coalition members in early conversations about objectives and goals achieves buy-in for the advocacy effort, and assists the group in articulating those goals and objectives. Advocates should: 1  Clearly define objectives, demands, and target â who has the power to make the change;