Study of association between suicidal behavior and psychological pain in patients with fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia. Suicidal ideation. Suicide attempt. Mental suffering
This study aims to investigate an association between suicidal and psychological behavior in patients with Fibromyalgia FM. This is an observational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach that was carried out at the rheumatology service and at the pain outpatient clinic of Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes (HUPAA) - Federal University of Alagoas in the city of Maceió (Alagoas). The sample is non-probabilistic for convenience that was found by patients in outpatient care. Data collection took place from the application of the sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, diagnostic instruments such as Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI 7.0.2) and FM diagnostic scale according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), as well as instruments of intensities such as Psychic Scale (Psychological Pain Scale), Barratt's Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11), Buss-Perry Aggressiveness Scale (AQ), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck's Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Quality of Life Scale (SF-36). Results: The average age among patients is approximately 50 years. The mean of the (PSQI) score was 13, since the total score between 5 and 10 the patients are under sleeping problems and above of 10 appear sleep disorder. From the sample, (88.6%) of the patients had a higher number. The mean scores of psychological pain, aggression, impulsivity and hopelessness are 35.26 (± 12.39), 2.74 (± 0.66), 75.11 (± 13.11), 9.57 (± 5.12). Conclusion: The prevalence of major depression and bipolar affective disorder among the studied fibromyalgia women is high compared to the general population, as well as the prevalence of sleep disorder and the impulsivity and aggression scores were higher than the general population.