Abstract

MARTEL, Ketry Johnston de Oliveira et al. Personality factors and depressive symptoms in fibromyalgia patients Abstract. Aletheia [online]. 2022, vol.55, n.1, pp. 45-60. ISSN 1413-0394.  http://dx.doi.org/10.29327/226091.55.1-3.

ABSTRACT Depressive symptoms in chronic patients is common and it is associated with less life quality. This study aimed to list depressive symptoms in chronic fibromyalgia patients and identify their connection with personality characteristics. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study. There were 20 people involved, men and women, from 32 to 62 years old, with fibromyalgia diagnosed and undergoing clinical treatment. For data collection, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Personality Factor Battery (BFP) were used with descriptive and correlational analyzes. Moderate to severe depressive symptoms were identified in the majority of those surveyed and there was an association among Neuroticism, Extroversion, Achievement and Openness indicating that patients with fibromyalgia are in psychological distress with possible difficulties in taking the initiative, being open to new experiences and in self-motivation

Keywords : fibromyalgia; depression; personality.

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