The Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among Fibromyalgia Patients

Background: Fibromyalgia is a noninflammatory musculoskeletal pain disorder which predominantly affects women and is often associated with depression. Purpose The main aim of this study was to reveal the depressive symptoms in participants who suffered from fibromyalgia. Methods A web-based cross-sectional survey was performed. Five hundred twenty-five women and men with a mean age of 27.12 ± 7.87 years old were recruited. The patients were divided into the case (patients with fibromyalgia) and control (healthy patients). The BDI scores and depression ranges were collected. Results 8% of participants were found to meet the modified ACR 2010 criteria for FM diagnosis, of whom 85.7% were females. The prevalence of depressive symptoms among participants with fibromyalgia was 90.5% Conclusion Patients with FMS had higher BDI scores than healthy controls.