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The Effect of Psychological Interventions on the Quality of Life in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
September 1, 2021
Elahe Samami et al. (3 authors)
Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSystematic ReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to investigate the effect of psychological interventions, including mindfulness, on the quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.

Results Summary

The study found that mindfulness, among other psychological interventions, generally improved the quality of life and reduced symptoms in women with fibromyalgia, except in four studies.

Population

Women with fibromyalgia.

Effective Dosage

Not available

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (14)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
psychological interventions
increase
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
generally improved
#1
psychological interventions
decrease
symptoms
women with fibromyalgia
-
reduced
#2
cognitive-behavioral therapy and behavioral therapy
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#3
coping strategies training
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#4
mindfulness
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#5
acceptance and commitment treatment
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#6
hypnosis
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#7
meditation
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#8
music therapy
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#9
short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#10
writing emotions
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affecting
#11
most psychological interventions
neutral
quality of life
women with fibromyalgia
-
affect
#12
psychological interventions
decrease
symptoms of fibromyalgia
-
-
can be used to reduce
#13
psychological interventions
increase
quality of life
-
-
can be used to improve
#14
Abstract

Fibromyalgia refers to a painful type of rheumatological clinical syndrome, and its prevalence varies from 0.7% to 6.6%. This syndrome is associated with different physical and psychological symptoms, which ultimately leads to a decline in women's quality of life. A wide range of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions are conducted to mitigate these symptoms and improve the quality of life. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effect of psychological interventions on the quality of life in women with fibromyalgia. This systematic review with comprehensive search was carried out on Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, and Scientific Information Database (SID), databases using the suitable keywords, and a total of 3125 articles from 2000 to 2019 were retrieved. Finally, the quality of 16 experimental and semi-experimental clinical trials was evaluated using the Jadad scale. The psychological interventions affecting the quality of life in women with fibromialgia included cognitive-behavioral therapy and behavioral therapy, coping strategies training, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment treatment, hypnosis, meditation, music therapy, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and writing emotions. The results of the study showed that except four studies, the studies generally improved the quality of life and reduced the symptoms in women with fibromyalgia. The results of the study suggest that most psychological interventions affect the quality of life in women with fibromyalgia. Therefore, besides pharmacological therapy, psychological interventions can be used by health-care providers to reduce the symptoms of fibromyalgia and improve the quality of their life.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Cognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleFibromyalgiaHumansPsychosocial InterventionPsychotherapy, PsychodynamicQuality of Life
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations13
Citations/Year3.3
Relative Citation Ratio1.90
NIH Percentile72.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.52
Normalized Score0.66
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