title: Clinical and demographic characteristics and functional status of the patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical and demographic characteristics and functional status of the patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-four patients with the diagnosis of FMS were included in the study. All patients were evaluated with short form 36 for quality of life (SF-36), pain, depression, benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS), myofacial pain syndrome (MPS), and demogrophic characteristics. End-point measurements were SF-36 for quality of life, visual analogue scale, Beck Depression Index, anamnesis, and physical examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the patients were women who were suffering from generalised pain with a median age of 40.4. Mostly depression and sleep disorders were accompanying the syndrome. Physical examination revealed MPS and BJHS in most of the patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BJHS and MPS must also be investigated in patients with the diagnosis of FMS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atik
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Malatya Goverment Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dogan
keywords: Depression; fibromyalgia; joint hypermobility; myofacial pain; pain; sleep disorder