Group Psychotherapy With Fibromyalgia Patients: A Systematic Review

Şen, Esin Temeloğlu; Hocaoğlu, Ayla; Berk, Özlem Sertel

doi:10.5606/archrheumatol.2019.6801

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“…Psychotherapeutic interventions in patients with FM include CBT, guided imagery, hypnosis, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness, among other approaches [ 19 , 20 , 21 ]. A recent review [ 19 ] on psychotherapy for the management of physical pain in patients with FM found that CBT and guided imagery were the two most commonly used strategies.…”

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“…Psychology, in the form of psychotherapy or psychoeducation, provides complementary treatment to help patients improve their skills to control negative emotions that may trigger or worsen FM physical symptoms. Systematic reviews have synthesized the results from psychotherapeutic interventions implemented in patients with FM [ 26 ], for instance, for the management of physical pain [ 19 ], the use of CBT [ 27 ], mindfulness [ 28 ], or guided imagery and hypnosis [ 29 ], and the group [ 20 ] or Internet [ 30 ] modalities. Psychoeducation programs provide the patient the opportunity to learn about this condition and to develop emotional skills for self-management.…”

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Psychoeducation for Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review

Gómez-de-Regil

2021

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This systematic review presents a brief and comprehensive summary of psychoeducational programs that have been designed for and tested in patients with fibromyalgia, with a focus on the features of the interventions and their main results regarding the patients’ clinical outcome. A bibliographical search performed in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library and PsycInfo targeted publications, related to the terms “fibromyalgia” and “psychoeducation.” Information regarding the studies’ designs, age criterion, sample size, sex distribution and mean age of participants, and assessment time points, was recorded. If applicable, group distributions along with the main results regarding the patients’ clinical outcome, and features of the psychoeducational interventions were registered. Initial search eliciting 77 citations reduced to 10 relevant papers. Most of the reports come from two research projects from Spain (n = 6), worked with adult samples (n = 9), and most participants were females (88%–98%). Interventions reported significant improvements in the patients’ clinical outcomes in measures of pain intensity, fatigue, sleep quality, depression, anxiety, functional ability cognitive impairment, and quality of life. Results show not only that psychoeducational programs for the treatment of fibromyalgia are feasible, but also that they can be effective for managing physical and emotional symptoms, in particular, pain and depression.

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Psychoeducation for Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review

Gómez-de-Regil

2021

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“…The symptoms of FM comprise musculoskeletal pain [ 3 ], fatigue [ 4 ], sleep disorders, and mood disorders [ 4 ]. In general, medications [ 5 , 6 ], psychotherapy [ 7 ], counseling [ 8 ], cognitive behavior therapy [ 9 ], self-care instructions [ 10 , 11 ], and rehabilitation or therapeutic exercises [ 12 , 13 ] are recommended as treatments for FM patients. Underwater walking is a therapeutic exercise that has often been utilized for gait training for patients with painful diseases, such as osteoarthritis [ 14 ], rheumatoid arthritis [ 15 ], arthroplasty [ 16 ], and FM [ 17 – 20 ].…”

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Excessive exercise induces cardiac arrhythmia in a young fibromyalgia mouse model

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Background Fibromyalgia patients experience cardiovascular complications in addition to musculoskeletal pain. This study aimed to investigate the cardiac effects of a prolonged shallow water gait in a fibromyalgia-induced young mouse model. Methods To produce a fibromyalgia mouse model, wild-type mice were administered an intraperitoneal injection of reserpine once a day for three days, and two primary experiments were performed. First, three types of gait tests were performed before and after the reserpine injections as follows: (i) 5 minutes of free gait outside the water, (ii) 1 minute of free gait in shallow warm water, and (iii) 5 minutes of free gait in shallow warm water. Second, electrocardiogram recordings were taken before and after the three gait tests. The average heart rate and heart rate irregularity scores were analyzed. Results Exercise-induced cardiac arrhythmia was observed at 1-minute gait in shallow water during the acute stage of induced FM in young mice. Further, both cardiac arrhythmia and a decrease in HR have occurred at 5-minute gait in shallow water at the same mice. However, this phenomenon was not observed in the wild-type mice under any test conditions. Conclusion Although a short-term free gait in shallow warm water may be advantageous for increasing the motor activity of FM-model mice, we should be aware of the risk of prolonged and excessive exercise-induced cardiac arrhythmia. For gait exercises in shallow water as a treatment in FM patients. We suggest a gradual increase in exercise duration may be warranted.

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“…Bu tedavilerde hastaların ağrıyla baş etme stratejilerini, ağrıya ilişkin özetkinliklerini geliştirerek ağrı yönetimlerini artırmak hedeflenmektedir. [7,9] Bunun yanında, FMS'ye anksiyete, depresyon başta olmak üzere, [10,11] kronik yorgunluk ve uyku sorunları [12] gibi yaşam kalitesini olumsuz etkileyen pek çok psikolojik belirti eşlik etmektedir. Bu nedenle FMS hastalarına dönük psikolojik müdahalelerin bir diğer hedefi hastalığa eşlik eden psikolojik zorlanmaların azalmasıdır.…”

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“…[14] Yapılan çalışmalar FMS hastalarıyla yürütülen grup psikoterapisinin etkinliğine işaret etmektedir. [9,[15][16][17] Grup psikoterapisi, grup üyeleri arasındaki etkileşime karşılık gelen grup dinamiğinin iyileştirici rolünden yararlanmaktadır. Grup dinamiğinin etkili bir şekilde kullanımı, hastaların tedaviye aktif katılımlarını artırmaktadır.…”

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