Fibromyalgia : association between specific psychological variables and functional status

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study investigated the association between functional status in fibromyalgia patients andhelplessness, self-efficacy, social support and cognitive appraisal. Patients' assessments of theirpain and global severity of illness (as rated on a visual analog scale) as well as a physician'srating of global severity, tended to correlate with helplessness and pain-related self-statements.Patients' perceived change in difficulty and satisfaction regarding activities of daily living(measured by means of the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire) correlated negativelywith self-efficacy beliefs and relationship strain, while patients' subjective assessment of theirglobal improvement was related to self-efficacy. The objective rating by a physician of tenderpoints correlated with catastrophizing self-statements and opportunity for confiding.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University