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Living with Fibromyalgia: Consequences for Everyday Life
Abstract
The influence of chronic pain on daily life was studied in 58 patients (55 women and three men) with fibromyalgia. The mean age was 45 +/- 11 (SD) years. A mail questionnaire including a 2-day diary was used for data collection. Information was gathered on social background, employment status, symptoms, physical training habits, patients' experience of general health, physical condition, and difficulties in performing motor tasks. The patient reported every half hour in the activity diary the degree of pain and fatigue, whether the activities were difficult to perform, and whether the patient considered them to be enjoyable, valuable, and meaningful. Fifty-five percent of the group had gainful employment. Most were working shorter hours and with changed work tasks. Motor tasks, such as carrying, holding, and running were more difficult to perform than before the onset of the symptoms, and half of the group reported most of their activities as strenuous to perform. Thirty-nine persons (67%) reported no, or very short, pain-free periods during the 2 days. In conclusion, symptoms influenced daily life considerably, and almost all patients reported changes in habits and routines as a consequence of fibromyalgia. An assessment of the patient's total life situation gives valuable information for understanding the patients' ability to handle everyday life.
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“Interview studies have indicated that the severity of symptoms and psychosocial and environmental factors influence work disability in women with FM [3,8,11-14].”
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“The pain in FM is localized mainly to the musculature (Henriksson and Mense, 1994) and is present during muscular inactivity (Henriksson et al., 1992), but exacerbation of pain and tenderness is reported during and following physical activity (Jacobsen et al., 1993).”
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“In FM patients, fatigue has been reported as a greater impediment for completing daily tasks than pain.(21) In the USA, it has been reported that 29% of workers had become very sleepy or fallen asleep at work, whereas 12% said that they had arrived late at work due to lack of sleep(22); thus displaying a link between…”
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“Pain influences daily life considerably (Henriksson et al., 1992), often forcing patients to withdraw from normal daily activity, which in turn might act as a deprivation of neural input to the brain.”
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“While these criteria are diagnostically specific for FM, they do not account for commonly reported associated symptoms such as fatigue and non-restorative sleep.”
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- Authors
- Henriksson, C., Gundmark, I., Bengtsson, A., & Ek, A.-C.
- Affiliations
- Linköping University (SE)
- Venue
- The Clinical Journal of Pain
- Published
- 1992-06
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 138-144
- ISSN
- 0749-8047 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2027027235
- Cited by
- 175
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 5.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Keywords
- fibromyalgia, chronic pain, everyday life, activity diaries, fatigue, employment, work adjustment, exercise training, quality of life
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Employment, Female, Fibromyalgia, Humans, Leisure Activities, Male, Middle Aged, Psychomotor Performance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Exercise
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