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 in all its forms seeks to ensure that people, particularly those who are most vulnerable in society, are able to: 1  Have their voice heard on issues that are important to them. 2  Defend and safeguard their rights. 3  Have their views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives.