Decreased Chronic Widespread Pain on Nonworking Days Might Help Differentiate Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders From Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study of Working Females.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to investigate whether fibromyalgia (FM) and work-related musculoskeletal disorders can be differentiated in working females by comparing their pain on nonworking and working days.

Patients and methods

The study included 142 female workers (mean age 30.0±6.5 years; range, 18 to 50 years) from five different work areas: 27 factory workers, 27 janitors, 25 data automation employees, 31 nurses, and 32 physiotherapists. Demographic characteristics were recorded. FM was diagnosed according to 2016 criteria of the American College of Rheumatology. The extended version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to evaluate the participants' musculoskeletal complaints and the severity of their pain. Pain was assessed with visual analog scale (VAS

SUBMITTER: Guler MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7945698 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature