Quality of life, functional disability and lifestyle among subgroups of fibromyalgia patients: the significance of anxiety and depression.

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  • Author(s): Kurtze N;Kurtze N; Gundersen KT; Svebak S
  • Source:
    The British journal of medical psychology [Br J Med Psychol] 1999 Dec; Vol. 72 ( Pt 4), pp. 471-84.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: British Psychological Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370640 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1129 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071129 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Med Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Letchworth Eng : British Psychological Society
      Original Publication: London [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Anxiety* ; Depression* ; Disabled Persons* ; Quality of Life*; Fibromyalgia/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Fibromyalgia/physiopathology ; Humans ; Life Style ; Middle Aged
    • Abstract:
      This study explored the significance of anxiety and depression in quality of life, functional disability and lifestyle among fibromyalgia patients. Functional disability was defined by subjective work ability and activity-related discomfort. Lifestyle reflected habits of physical activity, regularity of meals, smoking and patterns of drinking coffee and alcohol. Members of two county divisions of fibromyalgia patients (N = 322) were investigated. Owing to colinearity between anxiety and depression scores, extreme groups were defined according to high vs. low anxiety and depression scores. Two-thirds of the initial sample were excluded by this approach which permitted a 2 x 2 factorial split-plot MANCOVA for the assessment of main effects and interaction of anxiety and depression upon quality of life, functional disability and lifestyle. Main effects of anxiety and depression were significant for index scores on activity-related discomforts, subjective work ability and quality of life, whereas depression was also significantly associated with regularity of meals. Anxiety and depression interacted to yield relatively high consumption of coffee and cigarettes among the anxious and depressed subgroup, and this effect emerged only after the elimination of confounding effects of age and duration of the fibromyalgia disease.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20000101 Date Completed: 20000421 Latest Revision: 20190915
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1348/000711299160185
    • Accession Number:
      10616131