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Introduction: Depression is one of the most frequent psychiatric comorbidities in patients with fi bromyalgia (FM), and chronic stress might be one of the triggering events of the characteristic FM symptoms. Objectives: To compare depressive symptoms and stress perception between women with and without FM, in addition to investigate the relationship between those characteristics and the functionality and the impact on the quality of life of those patients. Methods: The study included 20 women with FM (FM group) and 20 healthy women (control group). The following instruments were used: Beck Depression Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale-10, Health Assessment Questionnaire, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, and Visual Analogue Scale for pain (0-10 cm). Results: The FM group showed higher severity of the depressive symptoms (24.10 ± 11.68) and greater perception of stress (25.10 ± 4.82) as compared with those of the control group (10.20 ± 12.78, P < 0.01; and 15.45 ± 7.29, P < 0.01; respectively). A higher incidence of depressive symptoms was observed in the FM group (75%) than in the control group (25%) (χ 2 = 10.00, P < 0.01). In the FM group, a positive correlation was observed between the depressive symptoms and perceived stress (r = 0.54, P < 0.05), pain (r = 0.58, P < 0.01), impaired functionality (r = 0.56, P < 0.01), and impact on the quality of life (r = 0.46, P < 0.05). In this group there was also correlation between perceived stress and impaired functionality (r = 0.50; P < 0.05). Pain showed no relationship with perceived stress. Conclusion: The relationship between stress, depression and functionality seems to be part of a complex mechanism, which might affect the quality of life of patients with FM.

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Avaliação da capacidade funcional de mulheres com fibromialgia: métodos diretos e autorrelatados Assessment of functional capacity in women with fibromyalgia: direct and self-reported methodsResumo -A Fibromialgia (FM) pode limitar a execução das atividades da vida diária (AVD's) e causar impacto negativo na qualidade de vida (QV) destes pacientes. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar associações entre métodos diretos e indiretos para avaliar a capacidade funcional e a relação destes com algumas características da FM. Participaram do estudo 38 mulheres com diagnóstico de FM. A capacidade funcional foi avaliada através do Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), distância no teste de caminhada de 6 minutos (DTC6) e força de preensão manual (FPM). Aplicou-se o Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) para avaliar o impacto na qualidade de vida, a escala visual analógica para mensurar a dor, além da avaliação do índice de massa corporal e circunferência abdominal. Utilizou--se correlação de Pearson para dados paramétricos e de Spearman para não-paramétricos. Além disso, algumas regressões múltiplas foram realizadas. As pacientes apresentaram alta intensidade dolorosa (mediana de 9,5). As correlações encontradas foram: DTC6 versus HAQ (r=-0,55 p<0,01), DTC6 versus FPM (r=0,34 p<0,01), dor versus FPM (r=-0,41 p<0,01), dor versus HAQ (r=0,62 p<0,01) e dor versus FIQ (r=0,66 p<0,01). A intensidade dolorosa explicou uma variação de 40% na pontuação do HAQ e após a inclusão da DTC6, essa variação aumentou para 60%. Em conclusão, a dor parece comprometer a FPM, as AVD's e a QV destas pacientes. O menor desempenho na DTC6 foi explicado pelo aumento do índice de massa corporal. Em relação à interferência da dor, o HAQ parece ser um instrumento adequado para mensurar a capacidade funcional de mulheres com fibromialgia. Palavras-chave: Dor; Exercíco físico; Obesidade; Qualidade de vida. p<0.01) and HGS (r=0.34, p<0.01). Pain was correlated with p<0.01), HAQ score (r=0.62, p<0.01), and FIQ (r =0.66, p<0.01 Abstract -Fibromyalgia can limit activities of daily living (ADLs) performance and has a negative impact on the quality of life of these patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between direct and indirect methods for the assessment of functional capacity and their relationship with some features of fibromyalgia. Thirty-eight women with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia participated in the study. Functional capacity was assessed by the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), distance in the six-minute walk test (6MWT), and handgrip strength (HGS). Pain was rated on a visual analog scale. The Fibromyalgia Impact