TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study of feelings, attitudes and behaviors of patients with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis
AU - Gaston-Johansson, Fannie
AU - Gustafsson, Marianne
AU - Felldin, Ruth
AU - Sanne, Harold
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The purpose of this explorative study was to administer a battery of questionnaires related to a broad number of psychosocial factors associated with the consequences of chronic pain in patients with FS could be identified and studied in more depth. Thirty-one patients with FS were compared to 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with regard to feelings about self, pain/ache preoccupation, support from significant others, psychosomatic symptoms, activities of daily living, job satisfaction, and future expectations. The results of the study showed that patients with FS had significantly more negative feelings toward themselves, were more preoccupied with thinking about their pain/ache, received more practical help from significant others, experienced more limitations with regard to activities of daily living, and experienced more negative feelings about employment than patients with RA. Patients with FS were also more pessimistic about future employment than RA patients.
AB - The purpose of this explorative study was to administer a battery of questionnaires related to a broad number of psychosocial factors associated with the consequences of chronic pain in patients with FS could be identified and studied in more depth. Thirty-one patients with FS were compared to 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with regard to feelings about self, pain/ache preoccupation, support from significant others, psychosomatic symptoms, activities of daily living, job satisfaction, and future expectations. The results of the study showed that patients with FS had significantly more negative feelings toward themselves, were more preoccupied with thinking about their pain/ache, received more practical help from significant others, experienced more limitations with regard to activities of daily living, and experienced more negative feelings about employment than patients with RA. Patients with FS were also more pessimistic about future employment than RA patients.
KW - fibromyalgia
KW - pain
KW - psychosocial
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U2 - 10.1016/0277-9536(90)90034-P
DO - 10.1016/0277-9536(90)90034-P
M3 - Article
C2 - 2259967
AN - SCOPUS:0025059343
SN - 0277-9536
VL - 31
SP - 941
EP - 947
JO - Social Science and Medicine
JF - Social Science and Medicine
IS - 8
ER -