2016
DOI: 10.5152/imj.2015.02693
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Alexithymia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Impact on the Quality of Life

Abstract: Objective: Alexithymia, a personal trait characterized by difficulty in identifying feelings, is common among chronic pain patients. In our study, we aimed to assess alexithymia in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), to determine its association with clinical parameters and depression, and to analyze its impact on the quality of life. Methods: A total of 70 patients with FM and 40 age-and sex-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Alexithymia was assessed using the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale … Show more

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“…Second, patients with COPD tended to have more symptoms of alexithymia when SGRQ score was high. Alexithymia negatively impacts the health-related quality of life of the patients, regardless of the instrument used to define quality of life [ 41 , 42 ] and in particular, patients with severe asthma [ 37 , 43 ]. Even after the timely resolution of depression, alexithymia still reduces the quality of life of patients with obstructive sleep apnea [ 13 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Second, patients with COPD tended to have more symptoms of alexithymia when SGRQ score was high. Alexithymia negatively impacts the health-related quality of life of the patients, regardless of the instrument used to define quality of life [ 41 , 42 ] and in particular, patients with severe asthma [ 37 , 43 ]. Even after the timely resolution of depression, alexithymia still reduces the quality of life of patients with obstructive sleep apnea [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La mayor parte de estudios reportan la media del puntaje del TAS-20, en este estudio la media encontrada fue de 59,4 ± 12,2. Montoro et al, reportan una media similar de 57,44 ± 10,94 (25), Garip y col., señalan una media menor de 41,60±18,63 (15), mientras que Avila et al, hallan una media de 52,0 ± 13.54 (13). Hay que señalar que estos 3 últimos estudios tuvieron un grupo control, encontrándose que la diferencia entre las medias era estadísticamente significativa, siendo mayor en pacientes del grupo de fibromialgia.…”
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“…En nuestro estudio la mayor intensidad de dolor tuvo relación significativa con la presencia de alexitimia en comparación con los pacientes que no tenían alexitimia. En la misma línea, Garip y col. reportan que los pacientes con fibromialgia señalan más dolor en relación a un grupo control (6,86±1,58 vs 1,80±2,62) (15). En este estudio se halló que tener menos años de instrucción académica se relacionó significativamente con la presencia de alexitimia.…”
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