Estudo epidemiológico da fibromialgia em ambulatório municipal de reumatologia no Estado do Tocantins

Abstract

Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic pain, usually associated with fatigue, sleep disorders and cognitive symptoms. The prevalence in Brazil is high, affecting mainly women. The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiological profile and determine the inability to perform tasks in patients with fibromyalgia. Cross-sectional study conducted through the application of the FM Impact Questionnaire (QIF-Br) and analysis of questionnaires prepared by the EpiFibro group, applied to patients who met the 2010 ACR diagnostic criteria, in a municipal rheumatology clinic in the state of Tocantins, from June to November 2018. 52 female patients, aged 26 to 74 years, married, with family income between one and three minimum wages, unemployed or retired, and average and higher education level were analyzed. Most patients had limitations to perform daily physical activities, pain (moderate / severe) and several symptoms that corroborate the disability caused by the disease, resulting in high values ​​on the visual analog scale, IDG and in the total QIF score (> 50) , in about 80.76% of the patients. The results of clinical parameters in the evaluated cases have high scores, demonstrating the negative impact on the quality of life of these patients.

Keywords: Fibromyalgia; Epidemiology; Diagnostic criteria