title: Health-related quality of life in patients with myofascial pain syndrome.
abstract: Health-related quality of life is being emphasized because people who are living with a chronic illness are demanding that the qualities of their lives are enhanced. Health-related quality of life defines the effects of diseases or symptoms including musculoskeletal conditions on functioning and a sense of well being. This review highlights the results of quality-of-life measurements in patients with myofascial pain syndrome while providing a comparison with various musculoskeletal disorders, emphasizing the domains that are affected for each specific disease. Also, myofascial pain studies that included quality-of-life measurement as an outcome variable are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey. reyhanceliker@gmail.com
authors.forename: Reyhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celiker
authors.forename: Ayçe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guven
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*