Impacts of social support on symptoms in Brazilian women with fibromyalgia

Publication date: Available online 9 August 2016 Source:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (English Edition) Author(s): Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas, Sandra Cristina de Andrade, Maria Helena Constantino Spyrides, Maria Thereza Albuquerque Barbosa Cabral Micussi, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousa We aimed to assess the impact of social support on symptoms in Brazilian women with FM. An observational, descriptive study enrolling 66 women who met the 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. Social support was measured by the Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS), functionality was evaluated using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), anxiety was measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS), affectivity was measured by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and algometry was carried out to record pressure pain threshold (PPth) and tolerance (PPTo) at 18 points recommended by the ACR. Patients were divided into normal (NSS) or poor social support (PSS) groups with PSS defined as having a MOS-SSS score below the 25th percentile of the entire sample. Mann–Whitney or Unpaired t-test were used to compare intergroup variables and Fisher's for categorical variables. Analysis of covariance and Pearson correlation test were used. No differences in sociodemographic variables between PSS and NSS were found. Differences between NSS and PSS groups were observed for all four subcategories o...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research