Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Associations between illness perception, treatment adherence and functional impact in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study
Authors' conclusion
This study demonstrates that negative illness perceptions are strongly associated with poor treatment adherence and greater disease burden in fibromyalgia.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with fibromyalgia (FM)79.8% female
- Participants
- 84 patients
- Outcome
- Treatment adherence (8-item MMAS) and its relationship with illness perception (BIPQ) and disease severity (FIQ)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Correlations of adherence, illness perception and FM impact
- Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) score, median (range as printed)
- 3 (2-4)
- Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) score, median
- 50 (42-60)
- Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) score, median
- 48.0 (36.0-57.8)
- Correlation MMAS vs BIPQ (negative)
- rho=−0.445, p<0.001
- Correlation MMAS vs FIQ (moderate negative)
- rho=−0.275, p=0.011
- Correlation BIPQ vs FIQ (positive)
- rho=0.615, p<0.001
- Higher disease severity (FIQ): significantly lower MMAS scores
- p<0.05
- Higher disease severity (FIQ): higher BIPQ scores
- p<0.05
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Associations between illness perception, treatment adherence and functional impact in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 22 April 2025. doi:10.
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