Relevance of Religiosity for Coping Strategies and Disability in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Coping strategies are essential for the outcome of chronic pain. This study evaluated religiosity in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), its effect on pain and other symptoms, on coping and FMS-related disability. A total of 102 FMS patients were recruited who filled in questionnaires, a subgroup of 42 patients participated in a face-to-face interview, and data were evaluated by correlation and regression analyses. Few patients were traditionally religious, but the majority believed in a higher existence and described their spirituality as "transcendence conviction". The coping strategy "praying-hoping" and the ASP dimension "religious orientation" (r = 0.5, P < 0.05) showed a significant relationship independent of the grade of religiosity (P < 0.05). A high grade of be

SUBMITTER: Braun A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837569 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature