Correlação entre sintomas depressivos e a ideação suicida, catastrofização e limiar de dor em mulheres com fibromialgia

Abstract

Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized mainly by generalized chronic pain, involving physical and psychological symptoms. There is currently a need for greater knowledge about symptoms related to mental health present in these patients. Objective: To verify the correlation between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, pain catastrophizing and pain threshold in women with fibromyalgia. Methods: The study included 32 women aged 30 to 60 years with a diagnosis of FM. Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and algometry of tender points. Shapiro-Wilk test was performed to verify the distribution of data. To identify the correlation between the variables, Pearson or Spearman correlation test was performed. Results: Depression showed a strong correlation directly proportional to suicidal ideation, a moderate relationship directly proportional to the impact of fibromyalgia on pain catastrophizing and a moderately inversely proportional correlation with pain threshold. Conclusion: Depression is associated with FM severity and suggests that this symptom is related to the prognosis of the condition, being a factor to be considered in the treatment and future interventions proposed for these patients.