Clinical and demographic characteristics and functional status of the patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

Nilay Sahin; Aziz Atik; Erdal Dogan

doi:10.14744/nci.2014.07108

Clinical and demographic characteristics and functional status of the patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

North Clin Istanb. 2014 Dec 8;1(2):89-94. doi: 10.14744/nci.2014.07108. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Nilay Sahin¹, Aziz Atik², Erdal Dogan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
² Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
³ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Malatya Goverment Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical and demographic characteristics and functional status of the patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).

Methods: Ninety-four patients with the diagnosis of FMS were included in the study. All patients were evaluated with short form 36 for quality of life (SF-36), pain, depression, benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS), myofacial pain syndrome (MPS), and demogrophic characteristics. End-point measurements were SF-36 for quality of life, visual analogue scale, Beck Depression Index, anamnesis, and physical examination.

Results: The majority of the patients were women who were suffering from generalised pain with a median age of 40.4. Mostly depression and sleep disorders were accompanying the syndrome. Physical examination revealed MPS and BJHS in most of the patients.

Conclusion: BJHS and MPS must also be investigated in patients with the diagnosis of FMS.

Keywords: Depression; fibromyalgia; joint hypermobility; myofacial pain; pain; sleep disorder.