Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients
Background Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated with decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which has been linked to psychological variables such as anxiety, depression, coping, and social support. This study aimed to simultaneously analyse the association of these variables with HRQoL i...
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Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated with decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which has been linked to psychological variables such as anxiety, depression, coping, and social support. This study aimed to simultaneously analyse the association of these variables with HRQoL in FM patients and explore their mediating role in the relationship between somatic symptoms and HRQoL.
Participants and procedure
A cross-sectional sample of 134 FM patients (97% women) with no other rheumatologic diseases followed in specialized healthcare services completed self-report questionnaires to evaluate pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, depression, coping, social support, and HRQoL.
Results
The results indicated that FM patients experienced a negative impact on all dimensions of HRQoL, with anxiety primarily affecting the mental dimensions, and depression and social support affecting both physical and mental dimensions. Anxiety, depression, dysfunctional coping, and low social support were independent predictors of HRQoL and mediated the effect of somatic symptoms in the mental component of HRQoL.
Conclusions
FM patients experience a negative impact on HRQoL, and anxiety, depression, coping and social support play an important role as independent predictors of this decrease, and as mediators of the effect of somatic symptoms in the mental dimen-sions of HRQoL. This underscores the importance of considering these psychological variables in the therapeutic approach to FM and suggests the need for interventions targeting anxiety, depression, dysfunctional coping, and low social support to improve HRQoL in FM patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-46677f06057c4f68bd5bd94745e0915e2025-01-27T11:33:24ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHealth Psychology Report2353-41842353-55712024-08-0112435236710.5114/hpr/187335187335Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patientsRicardo P. Campos0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-3674Isabel Vázquez1Estela Vilhena2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-5117Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, SpainPolytechnic University of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, PortugalBackground Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated with decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which has been linked to psychological variables such as anxiety, depression, coping, and social support. This study aimed to simultaneously analyse the association of these variables with HRQoL in FM patients and explore their mediating role in the relationship between somatic symptoms and HRQoL. Participants and procedure A cross-sectional sample of 134 FM patients (97% women) with no other rheumatologic diseases followed in specialized healthcare services completed self-report questionnaires to evaluate pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, depression, coping, social support, and HRQoL. Results The results indicated that FM patients experienced a negative impact on all dimensions of HRQoL, with anxiety primarily affecting the mental dimensions, and depression and social support affecting both physical and mental dimensions. Anxiety, depression, dysfunctional coping, and low social support were independent predictors of HRQoL and mediated the effect of somatic symptoms in the mental component of HRQoL. Conclusions FM patients experience a negative impact on HRQoL, and anxiety, depression, coping and social support play an important role as independent predictors of this decrease, and as mediators of the effect of somatic symptoms in the mental dimen-sions of HRQoL. This underscores the importance of considering these psychological variables in the therapeutic approach to FM and suggests the need for interventions targeting anxiety, depression, dysfunctional coping, and low social support to improve HRQoL in FM patients.https://hpr.termedia.pl/Psychological-factors-and-health-related-quality-of-life-in-fibromyalgia-patients,187335,0,2.htmlfibromyalgiahealth-related quality of lifedistresscopingsocial support |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo P. Campos Isabel Vázquez Estela Vilhena Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients Health Psychology Report fibromyalgia health-related quality of life distress coping social support |
| title | Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients |
| title_full | Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients |
| title_fullStr | Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients |
| title_short | Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients |
| title_sort | psychological factors and health related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients |
| topic | fibromyalgia health-related quality of life distress coping social support |
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