The prevalence of fibromyalgia among doctors in the tertiary care hospital: A cross-sectional study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104931
• Publication Date: 2022-11-25T21:46:22Z
• Authors: Saira Tahir; Alam Zeb; Muhammad Sharif; Obaid ur Rehman; Muhammad Sufyan khan; Mehak Mukhtar; Hassan Mumtaz; Amraha Zubair
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Depression; Tertiary care; SSS*

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is an umbrella term for chronic pain syndrome, associated with tenderness, fatigue, reduced thresholds, and paresthesia in the limbs. The field of medicine places doctors constant work-related stress, sleep deprivation, depression, thus increasing their vulnerability to developing FMS. This study aims evaluate prevalence severity FM (fibromyalgia) among physicians a tertiary care hospital setting.The cross-sectional was performed at Pakistan Institute Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, from December 2019 2020.243 either gender, all departments being house officers, medical post-graduate trainees were included & divided into 3 age groups 20 more than 45 years. Widespread Pain Index (WPI) equal or 7 Symptom Severity Score (SSS) 5 OR WPI = 6 SSS 9 required, according modified American College Rheumatology preliminary diagnostic criteria 2016 fibromyalgia diagnosis. Data analyzed using SPSS 25.Among total 243 participants, FMS diagnosed 69 (28.40%) individuals. predominant population youngest group 20-35 (56 81.16%). Increased BMI, score category, comorbidities are significantly (p ≤ 0.05). Whereas, advancing insignificantly linked > 0.05).The found be high working stressful settings, particularly ones.