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Fundamento: Actualmente se sabe muy poco de las característicasde las personas diagnosticadas de fibromialgia, su grado deincapacidad y la respuesta del sistema sanitario. Los objetivos deeste trabajo son: conocer el perfil sociodemográfico, clínico y psicosocialde las y los pacientes con fibromialgia; describir la respuestaque obtienen del sistema sanitario, y estudiar la repercusión de estesíndrome en las actividades habituales de las personas que lo padecen,incluyendo las del ámbito laboral.Métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal. La información serecogió mediante encuesta telefónica realizada a personas diagnosticadasde fibromialgia en el Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nievesde Granada durante el año 2003.Resultados: El 92,1% de las personas entrevistadas eran mujeres.La fibromialgia causó baja laboral en el 31,4% de los casos. El64% percibía su salud como mala o muy mala. La fibromialgia seasoció a otras enfermedades en un 52,3% de los casos. El médico defamilia es el especialista consultado antes del diagnóstico en el92,1%. El 50,5% tenía antecedentes de trastorno psiquiátrico, presentándoloen el momento de la entrevista el 36,4%. El 71% de lamuestra recibía apoyo familiar, señalando un fuerte impacto del síndromeen su entorno un 70,1% de los casos.Conclusiones: La fibromialgia fue diagnosticada mayoritariamenteen mujeres. Causa una mala percepción del estado de salud ysituaciones de incapacidad laboral, afectando negativamente alentorno familiar de la persona que la padece
Background: Little is known today about the characteristics ofindividuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia, their degree of disabilityand the health system response system response to this condition.The objectives of this work include: to establish the sociodemographic,clinical and psychosocial profile of male and female patientswith fibromyalgia. To describe the response they receive from thehealth service, and to study the repercussions of this syndrome onthe daily activities of subjects who suffer it, including its effects ontheir work environment.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. The informationwas received from telephone interviews of individuals diagnosedwith fibromyalgia in the Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nievesin Granada during 2003.Results: 92.1% of those interviewed were women. Fibromyalgiacaused work absenteeism in 31.4% of cases; and 64% regarded theirhealth as poor or very poor. Fibromyalgia was associated with otherdiseases in 52.3% of cases. The family doctor is the specialist consultedbefore diagnosis in 92.1% of cases. A total of 50.5% had a historyof psychiatric disorders, these were still present at the time ofinterview in 36.4%. Around 71% of the sample received family support,and 70.1% of cases considered the disease to seriously affecttheir environment.Conclusions: Fibromyalgia was mainly diagnosed in women.Subjects with this syndrome have a poor perception of their ownhealth and work situation, and it negatively affects their family environment
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Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Humanos , Fibromialgia/complicações , Fibromialgia/diagnóstico , Fibromialgia/psicologia , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Nível de Saúde , Entrevistas como Assunto , Transtornos Mentais/complicações , Inquéritos e Questionários , Fatores Sexuais , Apoio Social , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Little is known today about the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia, their degree of disability and the health system response system response to this condition. The objectives of this work include: to establish the sociodemographic, clinical and psychosocial profile of male and female patients with fibromyalgia. To describe the response they receive from the health service, and to study the repercussions of this syndrome on the daily activities of subjects who suffer it, including its effects on their work environment. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study. The information was received from telephone interviews of individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia in the Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves in Granada during 2003. RESULTS: 92.1% of those interviewed were women. Fibromyalgia caused work absenteeism in 31.4% of cases; and 64% regarded their health as poor or very poor. Fibromyalgia was associated with other diseases in 52.3% of cases. The family doctor is the specialist consulted before diagnosis in 92.1% of cases. A total of 50.5% had a history of psychiatric disorders, these were still present at the time of interview in 36.4%. Around 71% of the sample received family support, and 70.1% of cases considered the disease to seriously affect their environment. CONCLUSIONS: Fibromyalgia was mainly diagnosed in women. Subjects with this syndrome have a poor perception of their own health and work situation, and it negatively affects their family environment.
