A comparison study of quality of life in women with fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the quality of life scores of fibromyalgia patients with myofascial pain syndrome patients.


METHODS
Thirty-three fibromyalgia patients, 33 myofascial pain syndrome patients, and 33 age-matched controls completed Beck Depression Inventory and Short Form-36 questionnaires.


RESULTS
Compared with myofascial pain syndrome patients, fibromyalgia patients reported significantly more often fatigue, numbness, tingling, gastrointestinal discomfort, and poor sleep. The mean scores on VAS and on Beck Depression Inventory were significantly higher in fibromyalgia patients than myofascial pain syndrome patients. Patients with fibromyalgia had significantly poorer health than the patients with myofascial pain syndrome in pain, general health, vitality, and role emotional subscales.


CONCLUSIONS
The quality of life profile of fibromyalgia patients is quite different from those in the myosfascial pain syndrome group. Myofascial pain syndrome impacted mostly on physical health whereas fibromyalgia impacted on both physical and mental health.
Tüzün
Emine Handan
EH
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Başkent University, Baglica, Ankara, Turkey. htuzun@baskent.edu.tr
Albayrak
Gülnur
G
Eker
Levent
L
Sözay
Seyhan
S
Daşkapan
Arzu
A
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006304:Health Status; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012919:Social Behavior; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey