The frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome and quality of life in hospitalized cancer patients

Abstract

To explore the frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) among hospitalized cancer patients and address the relationships between pain, fatigue and quality of life with regard to the extent of pain, a cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out in the Oncology Supportive Care Unit on 122 hospitalized cancer patients. Pain, sleep, disease impact (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire), fatigue (Brief Fatigue Inventory), quality of life (Short Form 36 and European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer questionnaires Quality of Life-C30) were gathered using standardized measures. Thirteen of the hospitalized cancer patients (10.7%) included in the study were diagnosed with FMS. There were no statistically significant differences among three pain groups with respect to demographic characteristics (P > 0.05). There were significant differences among groups with regard to the presence of metastasis, fatigue, sleep disorder, pain, Brief Fatigue Inventory, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, most of subscores of Short Form 36 and European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer questionnaires Quality of Life-C30 scores (P < 0.05). In the present study, we have calculated the frequency of FMS among patients admitted to the oncology hospital in addition to establishing the relationships between pain, fatigue and quality of life with regard to the extent of pain. We believe that the descriptive data presented in this study would be helpful in future studies and therapeutic approaches.

Associations among musculoskeletal impairments, depression, body image and fatigue in breast cancer survivors within the first year after treatment

“…(2010) showed the existence of multiple active trigger points in neck and shoulder muscles related to greater neck pain intensity in breast cancer survivors. In fact, trigger points are present in different syndromes such as fibromyalgia, which is frequent in cancer survivors (Eyigor et al . 2009).…”

“…Fernández-Lao et al (2010) showed the existence of multiple active trigger points in neck and shoulder muscles related to greater neck pain intensity in breast cancer survivors. In fact, trigger points are present in different syndromes such as fibromyalgia, which is frequent in cancer survivors (Eyigor et al 2009). We suggest that breast cancer may enhance the experience of pain at distant sites presumably via alterations in neuroendocrine profiles or direct sensitising effects on the central nervous system.…”

Exercise in patients coping with breast cancer: An overview

“…One descriptive study showed that the prevalence of fibromyalgia might be high in hospitalized breast cancer patients [27] . Fibromyalgia symptoms additional to typical cancer symptoms, such as fatigue, might inversely influence the patients' quality of life.…”

¿Hay beneficios psicosociales por la práctica Pilates?: un análisis de la literatura científica

“…La depresión representa algo más del 11% del total de variables psicosociales estudiadas, seguida por el estado de ánimo y los aspectos relativos al sueño con algo más del 8%, cada una. En el caso de la depresión se incluye en tres de los cuatro estudios a: mujeres con cáncer de mama (Eyigor et al, 2010), pacientes con bromialgia (Ekici et al, 2008) y sujetos diagnosticados de esquizofrenia (Priebe et al, 2013).…”