Prevalence of falls in fibromyalgia patients
Acta ortop. bras
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22(3): 163-166, 2014. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the risk of falls in fibromyalgia (FM) patients compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and normal controls.METHODS:
We studied 60 FM, 60 RA patients and 60 controls for fall frequency in one week, one month, six months and one year. Patients were submitted to body mass index determination and balance evaluation through the Berg scale. Data on disease impact and depression were collected in FM patients through the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the Beck Questionnaire.RESULTS:
FM patients had a higher frequency of falls than RA patients and control individuals in one month (p<0.0001), in six months (p<0.0001) and in one year (p<0.0001). No relationship was found between falls and body mass index, pain or depression scores. Falls in 12 months were associated with higher FIQ values.CONCLUSION:
FM patients fall more often than RA patients and control individuals. Level of Evidence II, Investigation of the effect of a patient characteristic on the disease outcome. .
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Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Acta ortop. bras
Assunto da revista:
Ortopedia
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Escola Dom Bosco/BR
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